Vampire Weekend

These fine young fellows are some quality up-and-comers. Trying to describe them is difficult though. They have been described as a "blend of Afrobeat, New Wave, and indie pop" and influences that they have cited include everything from popular African music to western classical music. They describe themselves as being "Upper West Side Soweto". The only real way to figure out what they sound like is to simply listen to their music.

Currently they only have an EP and their single Mansard Roof (both digital and vinyl) out, but their self-titled debut album is being released January 29th. You can stop on by their website by clicking here to stream one song and download another. Since I work for the street team that promotes them, I got an early copy of their album and I must say it is superb. It's original and the most interesting blend of different sounds I've ever heard. I'm not quite sure yet, but I think Oxford Comma (which you can stream at their website) is my favorite song on the album.

Vampire Weekend is playing a show at Schubas on December 11th, but it's sold out. I'm quite glad for them that they sold out their Chicago show. If you like what you hear at their website, I highly recommend picking up their album when it hits stores in January. I posted a video of Vampire Weekend performing Oxford Comma live below.