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Ron Reda

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On a whim, I turned on SNL last night just as Vampire Weekend was about to play. Holy sh*t, I REALLY dig this band. They played "M79" and I was blown away. I then spent most of the night trying to find MP3s of their stuff and bought the album today. Great stuff...like a mixture of "Graceland"-era Paul Simon, African beats, The Police and classical yet it works so well. Then to top it off, I go and check the Bonnaroo lineup hoping that they'd be there and sure enough they are. Sweet. :D
 

Dome Vongvises

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I like them. It's a very laid back album, and I can forsee this being something nice to listen to when Spring and Summer roll around.
 

Ron Reda

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To me, it's more upbeat than laid back. Agreed...it's gonna be a great one to listen to with the windows rolled down.
 

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I caught a short bit of their 1st song during the SNL performance. Initial impressions....I thought they sounded exactly like The Shins.

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I caught them on SNL as well, and immediately bought the album from Amazon's MP3 store (only $8). Great stuff.

Hmm, can't say I agree with this. I think Ron described their sound quite well. The Soweto influence is prevalent in every song.
 

Jack Gilvey

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A buddy have me the cd and I'm really digging it. Love the use of strings as more than a sappy backup, and the beats are very interesting.
 

Ron Reda

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Yeah, this CD has really taken me. I can't seem to get it outta my head. Plus, it's nice that you can listen to the entire CD in like 35 minutes...ADD worthy to say the least! ;)
 

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Lost my copy so I picked up another at Best Buy today (along with "Surfing With The Alien" and "Tommy" on DVD-A(!)). Still digging it.
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