Album Review
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Release Date – 11th Jan 2010
Vampire Weekend’s self titled debut was a masterpiece of modern music; it had depth and originality.
It became highly successful due to its interchangeability of melody and rhythm, often found in major forms of African and Caribbean music.
Heavily anticipated follow up album “Contra” however, is as much as a gem as its predecessor, which to most is a surprise; it is often the difficult follow up album that is the end of a band.
There is a fantastic range of sounds and styles to the album, with the guitar being heard a lot less throughout, replaced by a wide range of diverse instruments, an unusually richer sound is produced.
African and Caribbean influences are still the predominate, with songs such as “Diplomat’s Son” using a mix of African instruments and techno drum beats to create a breezy, summer anthem. However, also within the album are hints of punk, Jamaican reggae and Californian ska, elements that were not greatly used in their debut, making this follow up album as great, if not even greater that the first.
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