New York four piece Vampire Weekend look and sound like they're stuck in a Wes Anderson movie, don't tell me when listening to these mp3's you can't picture our little buddy over there in a Max Fisher beret with some buddy holly glasses on, ready to take a shit in Bill Murray's yard or whatever. And besides the occasional boarder line ska miss-step, Vampire Weekend's tropical and cinematic pop rock sounds are pretty okay. Making a fun, solid and not too serious debut album, but heaven help me if hear another asshole throwing around "afro-beat" while talking about this (or any other) contemporary indie rock band.
mp3: I Stand Corrected
mp3: Campus
the self titled album comes out today on XL recordings, the banner on myspace is telling me to buy it at target for 8.99
