Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Music Videos of the Day: Vampire Weekend
The boys of Vampire Weekend--clever, little Columbia hipsters-- have garnered Clap Your Hands-like buzz in the blogosphere and make references to New York City subways and neighborhoods in their songs; they admit candidly that they draw from (the less magnanimous would say coopt) African music traditions ("Upper West Side Soweto"); and they're seemingly carefree, in the way that only scions of the elite exploring their creative side can be. But despite all this, somehow--I mean, is it possible?--they're really kind of fantastic.
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i don't think i can get behind this, but i'll keep an open mind.
btw, i believe the correct term for these dudes is "preppy," not "hipster."
I think the two concepts have collapsed into each other. But point taken.
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