Blog: Musick

This is the video for Vampire Weekend 's new single 'Cousins'. It turns out that this was just a 'teaser' or 'taster' for their new album, Contra, which is a shame as it's far more interesting than this. When that familiar guitar figure kicks in at the 45 second mark we felt a strange sense of sadness and disappointment, like when Bambi's mum died.  The video is much more interesting, what with all the camera work and face-changing technology (well, they use masks, which is probably the least technological aspect about the [...]