Por: Sara E. Herrera | @sarastereo Cuando tocan juntos, Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Thompson y Chris Baio hacen magia. Magia. Su flamante disco, Modern vampires of the city, es un episodio dignísimo de la aventura que inició en 2007 y que, salvo una catástrofe, mimará nuestros sentidos por muchos años más. No corresponde revisar la nueva entrega de Vampire Weekend, pero sí que es momento oportuno para pulir las joyas más brillantes que la banda ha cosechado en este lustro. Aquí vamos. [...]
The first time I heard Vampire Weekend was like many people upon the release of their debut self-titled album back in 2008. I was working a dead end job, but at the point of my first listen, it was spring, and the music was perfectly uplifting: bright, upbeat, pop music with sentiment and heart. The songs revolved around subjects like college, Lil' Jon, and all things east coast, and these subjects can seem a little trivial. This doesn't mean that the album wasn't great, but the group had room to grow, likening themselves to schoolboys. When [...]
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires Of The City XL / Terrícolas Imbéciles, 2013 Calificación: 9.5 Cómprenlo en: iTunes Por: @SoyVelez En 1989, al grito de “Modern vampires of the city, hunting blood, blood, blood”, el jamaicano, Junior Reid , logró un éxito con un himno de unión, una canción que recuerda que debajo de la piel todos somos iguales, pero sobre todo, sufrimos los [...]
Roseland Ballroom is up on 52nd St. in Manhattan, about 40 blocks higher than most indie rock bands ever venture. But in an amusing case of geographic razzmatazz, last night it hosted uptown's most resplendent indie rock band, for whom 52nd St. was once a way-downtown destination. After Fred Armisen's quick opening set as Thatcher-loving punk icon Ian Rubbish , the 114th St.-born Vampire Weekend delivered the latest salvo in their crazily consistent new millennial charm offensive: A triumphant set of tricksy, exuberant, and moving pop - like they do - buttressed with winning new material, and an American [...]
I'm treating every morsel of information about this new Vampire Weekend album as "news," so pardon me while I flip out over this: The group put out a New York Times classified ad over the weekend, and today it was confirmed that the album's title will be Modern Vampires of the City , out May 7 via XL. There's even an ANIMATED version of the album art, [...]
In today's "No, I Never Wondered What That Would Sound Like" news, a member of Vampire Weekend mashed Beirut' s "Scenic World" with Katy Perry' s "Hot N Cold" . Vampy Weeks guitarist/producer Rostam Batmanglij posted "Scenic Cold" on his personal Tumblr , stating that while it's an old mix he's played at DJ shows, he'd never released it to the world before now. Good thing he finally did, because with the Apocalypse just 17 days away, we may have almost missed out on this unlikely combo. Stream or download [...]
Ya no es la primera vez que Rostam Barmanglij (Vampire Weeknd) nos sorprende con alguna mezcla .
"this is from a few years ago, never released it out into the world, but played it when people asked me to DJ at things, now you can too ; )" Vampire Weekend's multi-instrumentalist, producer, occasional solo artist , and Carlie Rae x Annie Lennox mashup artist Rostam posted this to his Tumblr via his Twitter from his Soundcloud , saying he had it completed for awhile but was getting the cover art "just right," all of which is to say: Rostam is very conversant in computers. Here is Katy's " Hot [...]
Some of you may remember the month of February, which was about eight months ago. On Valentine's Day, I released the trailer for my first short film, DOSA HUNT , and then forced Corban under duress and threat of termination of employment to post it here on Stereogum. Well, the movie is finally complete, and I'm very proud of it. It's premiering at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg this weekend, and I want my online family there, so I am posting it here for your information. (You guys = fam.) Each ticket [...]
Vampire Weekend’s keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij took to twitter today to release a mash up of the horrifyingly catchy radio tune of Carly Rae Jespen’s “Call Me Maybe” with Annie Lennox’s “Walking on Broken Glass.” Before you grab your pitchforks and torches though, Rostam clarified the mash up was done “strictly for the lulz. It's a bit monstrous. It may be [...]
Stereogum In celebration - we presume - of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart , here's Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij's mashup of Jepsen's hit and Annie Lennox's "Walking On Broken Glass." "This one is strictly for the lulz," Rostam writes. Stream it below. Read More... [...]
In celebration - we presume - of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart , here's Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij's mashup of Jepsen's hit and Annie Lennox's "Walking On Broken Glass." "This one is strictly for the lulz," Rostam writes. Stream it below. Read More...
Parece ser que los integrantes de Vampire Weekend no pueden quedarse sin hacer nada, en este periodo de descanso le dedican tiempo a sus proyectos como solistas. Primero fue Rastam Batmanglij, y ahora el Chris Baio nos presenta "Tanto" rola que incluye la colaboración de Matias Aguayo y que saldrá en el EP Sunburn que editará Greco-Roman, el label de Joe Goddard de Hot Chip. Enjoy.
The Indie Indians look for lunch.
Take Vampire Weekend’s producer and keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij, put him together with Ra Ra Riot’s lead singer Wesley Miles - and you have Discovery. Discovery’s heavy electronic sound is very upbeat, poppy, and pleasant on the ears. This collaboration’s only studio album has the self-explanatory title of “LP”. Discovery - Orange Shirt Download audio file (01-Orange-Shirt.mp3) The album includes a re-worked Ra Ra Riot song, as well as a Michael Jackson Cover. Ezra Koenig even makes a guest appearance on the track “Carby”. [...]
Das Racist's free 2010 mixtapes had critics and fans scratching their heads over whether the trio were for real. The release of their official album 'Relax', while simultaneously resembling a series of elaborate in-jokes, suggests the trio are genuine enough. The Brooklyn band spit over a series of jagged beats produced by the likes of [...]
So we've made it to December... no more fall, no more November. We're about to be waist deep in mittens, holiday music on repeat, coke-cola polar bears and hopefully some J-mo spiked cider. To kick off this season-o-spiked-cider, we've got a jolly mix of tunes that will keep you warm until you finally bite the bullet and buy a winter coat after you lost your last one boozin too hard last February (or maybe that's just me.) Happy Holidays KickKickSnarers! We can't wait to [...]
David Shapiro, owner and writer of one of the world's first perfect Tumblrs, Pitchfork Review Reviews, has decided to take his digital talk analog, releasing The World's First Perfect Zine. It's big talk, but he's ... read more
Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend is back with more solo goodness. This one is grungier than his previous track, “Wood”, but it sticks to VW’s signature blends of textures and sounds. Enjoy! Don’t Let it Get to You by ROSTAM — Basil
Rostam Batmanglij has been working on his own music apart from Vampire Weekend and Discovery these days and has just released a new track, Don't Let it Get to You. It's loud and destructive;...
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