Vampire Weekend is one of those bands that creeps up on you and beofre you know it, they're all over the place. This weekend they were on Saturday Night Live and I broke my policy of not watching that crappy show for the sake of hearing them. Not bad...my understanding is that they're Columbia University drop-outs with a penchant for afro-pop beats. They seem like a perfect little indie band, high brow and quirky. Of course, they performed two songs, "A-Punk" and "M79" accompanied by three violins and a cello. Guess you can take the boy out of the Ivy League but can't take the Ivy League out of the boy. The lead singer has a somewhat eerie presence, his eyes moving more than the rest of him and his voice isn't exactly the greatest but the music itself makes up for it. At this point it's hard to say if they're really going to explode beyond the indie world or at least gain some longevity in it...or just fizzle like an intruiging little fad. I suppose we'll find out but in the meantime I'm curious to hear more.
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