There were so many great releases these past few weeks, that I had a hard time deciding which to review next, but all that was put aside on my second listen through the self titled debut of Vampire Weekend.
I was already hopelessly addicted to the track Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - which is just impossible not to dance to as soon as you hear it - even if you don't like to dance.
They really are a phenomenon of the times - being broken as an artist not only on a blog, but a blog from Africa no less.
One blog led to another, and soon these four students from Columbia University in New York were on their way.
They cite their influences as both African and Western Classical music, which somehow combines into what sounds vaguely like Talking Heads on hormone pills playing with a live orchestra.
The music is witty, fun (in Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa the lyric asks "does it feel so unnatural to Peter Gabriel too?"), a throwback in many ways to times less threatening, and music more joyous.
All of this has led to an outpouring of passion from the critics, seeing the band named best new band in the March 2008 issue of Spin and one of the top 100 songs of 2007 by Rolling Stone.
In the end I think it all comes down to: "Is your bed made? Is your sweater off? Do you want to? Like I do?" Ah - for the young at heart..
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