Video: Vampire Weekend - Run (new song) @ Store Vega Copenhagen

This Thursday sees the launch of a new weekly hour long music magazine show on Dublin's Phantom 105.2 . Hosted by our own Phil Udell, State Of Play will take over from and expand the Friday album review slot on Frontrow. Joining Phil each week will be one of our esteemed correspondents and a name - well known or otherwise - from the music world to discuss three new releases plus whatever else takes their fancy. This Thursday will see John Joe Worrall and Power Of Dreams's Craig Walker in the studio to discect new albums from [...]

You are surely aware by now that Vampire Weekend are preparing to unsheathe Contra on the world January 20, 2010. If for whatever reason, you've had the pleasure of exploring and drinking in this fine indie rock web site on the regular, you'll also be familiar with the equally rich taste of new mpfree "Horchata." Those four guys have been taking care of business over the past few weeks both in Europe and on the West Coast, playing new material of which the folks over at Pitchfork have collected video footage. In [...]

Per ascoltare "Contra", il secondo album dei Vampire Weekend , bisognerà aspettare il prossimo 11 gennaio, ma la band statunitense sta già proponendo i brani del disco durante i live. Lo scorso 15 ottobre, durante uno show per pochi intimi al King's College di Londra, i Vampire Weekend hanno suonato la metà dei pezzi inclusi nella tracklist. Purtroppo non sembrano esserci registrazioni che documentino le anticipazioni della serata, ma sono disponibili altri filmati live delle tracce che andranno a comporre il nuovo disco. Intanto è possibile scaricare Horchata , il primo singolo tratto dall'album. [...]

Recognize this comely mystery girl? In recent weeks her portrait has appeared on various music blogs with no link or accompanying text. An ad for Ralph Lauren? Probably not. Cue viral buzz . In its second phase, the ad linked to ithinkuracontra.com , a page with nothing more than an enlarged version of the photo. And today, the big reveal: the URL redirects to Vampire Weekend's site. Continue reading Vampire Weekend's Contra Revealed...