Quirky video – check!
Spiky guitars – check!
Retro geek chic – check!
Superb use of a melltron – double check!
Welcome to my new favourite band: Vampire Weekend. In an effort to stay hip with the kids, I always keep my ear out for new tunes that touch me in some way. This band’s album came up on eMusic and I gave it a try. It mixes 1979 pop sensibilities with the rhythms of Soweto and a dash of prog-rock mellotron. The album is good fun, if a little samey in parts, but the hooks are good and that’s what makes good pop music.

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