Vampire Weekend (album)
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| Studio album by Vampire Weekend | |||||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Indie Rock, Afro-pop | ||||
| Length | 34:13 | ||||
| Label | XL | ||||
| Producer | Rostam Batmanglij | ||||
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Vampire Weekend is the debut album from New York rock band Vampire Weekend. It was released on January 29, 2008 through XL Recordings and was self-produced, with contributions from Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback. In the US, the album sold over 27,000 copies in the first week of its release, debuting at #17 on the Billboard album charts.[1] In the album's 11th week in the UK chart, it peaked at chart position #15.[2] and reached #99 in Australia.
The first single, "Mansard Roof", was released on October 28, 2007. The second single, "A-Punk", was released in early 2008.
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[edit] Recording history
The album was recorded in a variety of environments including; a basement where there was "a good set up for recording drums"; a barn; the apartments of two band members and Tree Fort studio in Brooklyn. The locations bore an effect on the sound that was produced, demonstrated by a session recorded early in 2007 at a barn, which resulted in "really echoey drums".[3]
In October 2007, the lead singer Ezra Koenig, said that the band had "some of the tracks [...] for a long time", so they were aware of how the album would sound but that it was "just a matter of tightening it up and remixing it a little". Koenig also said that the band were "really excited" and "psyched" about two songs in particular, which were recorded around September 2007, called "I Stand Corrected" and "M79".[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "Mansard Roof" – 2:07
- "Oxford Comma" – 3:15
- "A-Punk" – 2:17
- "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" – 3:33
- "M79" (Vampire Weekend, Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij) – 4:14
- "Campus" (Batmanglij, Koenig) – 2:55
- "Bryn" – 2:12
- "One (Blake's Got a New Face)" (Vampire Weekend, Koening, Slinger Francisco) – 3:11
- "I Stand Corrected" – 2:38
- "Walcott" – 3:39
- "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" – 4:03
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "Ladies of Cambridge" (Japanese edition bonus track) – 2:39
- "Arrows" (Japanese edition bonus track) – 3:04
[edit] Personnel
- Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, piano, hand drum
- Rostam Batmanglij – organ, chamberlin, piano, harpsichord, guitar, vocal harmonies, drum and synth programming, shaker, producer, string arrangements, engineering, mixing
- Chris Baio – bass
- Christopher Tomson – drums, guitar
- Hamilton Berry – cello
- Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
- Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shaker
- Wesley Miles – vocals
- Jessica Pavone – violin, viola
- Joey Roth – hand drums
[edit] Release History
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | January 28, 2008 | XL Recordings | CD | XLCD318 |
| 12" LP | XL318 | |||
| United States | January 29, 2008 | XL | CD | XLCD318 |
| Japan | February 8, 2008 | WEA | CD | WEA10048 |
[edit] References
- ^ Norris, John (2008-02-06). Vampire Weekend Take Their Preppy, Indie Afropop To The Billboard Top 20. MTV. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ BBC Radio 1 Chart Show: The UK Top 40 Albums. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b Vampire Weekend reveal debut album details. NME (2008-02-06). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
[edit] External Links
- Vampire Weekend on XL Recordings - Album page on record label's site
- "Mansard Roof" music video - as provided by record label on YouTube
- "A-Punk" music video - as provided by record label on YouTube
