Indie-blog flavor of the month Vampire Weekend brought their Talking Heads-meets-The Feelies vibe to a packed Bowery Ballroom last night, baiting New Yorkers with pro-Patriots rhetoric, and then re-winning hearts with cheerfully low-cal beat-pop. I haven't quite figured out how I feel about these guys. They're incredibly tight live, but there's something slight about their music. It's as if they aren't quite sure how seriously to take themselves. Given the fact that 80% of their lyrics are about college, youth may be a factor.
Rock-crit considerations aside, the band sounded terrific and a good time was had by all. Here's some tropical guitar action caught on video...
(Also... Shots from the previous night's show on Pitchfork, and a Vampire Weekend Guest List to boot.)
One bit of unrelated ephemera: Check out Sleeveface immediately.
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