Vampire Weekend: new song
Tue 6 Oct 2009
“I’d Look Psychotic In A Balaclava”
Vampire Weekend’s first track from their upcoming album fuses electronica blips with world drumming in a unique take on their trademark preppy pop. The band released ‘Horchata’ today in the lead-up to the January 11, 2010, release of their sophomore album Contra. It’s set to be an interesting one, their previous release was the clinky ‘Ottoman’, encompassing a similarly blitzy, blissed-out vibe but with more Royal Tenenbaums-esque dysfunctional family violins and graduation crescendos. They seem to have ingested a more worldly concoction since their initial, sprightly burst onto the scene with their brilliant and addictive debut self-titled album. The band also announced today that they’re doing a string of special intimate impromptu shows in California (on sale October 9), to be announced sporadically on their website, so keep an eye out for details.
TOUR:
October 6 - Montreal, QC Le National
October 8 - Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
October 15 - London, UK King’s College*
October 22 - Paris, FR Nouveau Casino
November 2 - Long Beach, CA The Art Theater
November 5 - Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet’s
November 7 - Lafayette, CA Town Hall Theatre
November 8 - Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
November 9 - Visalia, CA The Cellar Door
November 10 - San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew
November 12 - Bakersfield, CA Chencho’s
November 14 - Lomita, CA VFW Hall
November 17 - Tokyo, JAP Tokyo Unit*
November 21 - Sydney, AUS Oxford Art Factory*
(* = Mailing List Exclusive Pre-Sale)
Vampire Weekend- Horchata: MP3
