Don’t Lose Faith In The Gouda…
January 4th, 2010 by captainfearless
Finally, the new Vampire Weekend has arrived. Contra sounds just as light-hearted and fun as its predecessor, but with a bit different instrumentation. Here’s a couple of my faves…
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January 4th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Bahaha! Nice picture. Looks like someone raided my brothers wardrobe.
California English is one of my favourites, too. I heard an acoustic version on our indie station here, I must try to look for it.
January 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Yeah, I figured it would be a fun spoof of the pop collar girl on the album cover.
Oooh, I’d like to hear that too.
January 4th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
My mistake, I was thinking about “California English Part.2″ the b-side to “Cousins.” I just listened to it again, I don’t know why I thought it was acoustic. Too much rain and late night driving has gotten to me. Anyway, both CE and CE Part 2 are good.
Perhaps acoustic versions will surface down the line…
January 4th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Ah. Probably if those boys know what good for ‘em.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I was just reading on Stereogum that they did an MTV unplugged, so perhaps acoustic versions will start to surface now. Links didn’t work outside the US, but I’m sure they sounded good.