Vampire Weekend skidded onto the music scene with a determination and individuality that catapulted them immediately into the spotlight. Their sophomore release is one of the most anticipated albums ...

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Just a year ago indie pop stars Vampire Weekend gave us their groundbreaking, self-titled debut album. The band fused chamber pop, 80s new wave, reggaeton and a dash of African beat to create an ...

Contra not only maintains but amplifies the charm of 2008’s Vampire Weekend, painting a vivid, if fragmented portrait of millennial youth abuzz in that surreal transitional period between the ...

Vampire Weekend introduced a unique mix of pop, reggae and African rhythms on its self-titled debut, and the quartet delivers an even richer musical landscape on its second CD. On "Contra," electronic ...

Vampire Weekend settle with the model who says she didn't consent to her image being used on the Contra cover. Vampire Weekend have settled a lawsuit with a model who claims she never gave permission ...

On its fifth album, suffused with thoughts of 20th-century New York City, indie-rock’s pop maximalists get noisier — but it’s a journey out of negativity into “something a little deeper.” From left: ...

On their second album, New York native indie maestros Vampire Weekend seem to have gone more political than one might usually expect offbeat rockers of their ilk to do. The album is called Contra, and ...