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At times, the album sounds like someone trying to turn a Wes Anderson movie back into music (it's no surprise that the band's keyboardist also writes film scores); there's a similarly precious yet adventurous feel here, as well as a kindred eye and ear for detail. Everything is concise, concentrated, distilled, vivid; Vampire Weekend's world is extremely specific and meticulously crafted, and Vampire Weekend often feels like a concept album about preppy guys who grew up with classical music and recently got really into world music. Amazingly, instead of being alienating, the band's quirks are utterly winning.
Tracklist
1 Mansard Roof
2 Oxford Comma
3 A-Punk
4 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
5 M79
6 Campus
7 Bryn
8 One (Blake's Got A New Face)
9 I Stand Corrected
10 Walcott
11 The Kids Don't Stand A Chance