The New York band’s second album loosely takes California as its muse. But the reason for Vampire Weekend’s initial blog hype, and the reason the band broke out far beyond it, was that it made tuneful, concise, sing-along pop songs. Vampire Weekend has made more of those, and then some. Hear Contra in its entirety here, until its release on Jan. 12.
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