Idolator

bah, i don't think i can stream it because i'm in the uk, oh wells, maybe i might have to actually like buy it from a shop or something...

I must be one of the 12. But I can say with near certainly that it sucks. Not having even heard a note.

@kisskisskiss: Word. Down with Ivy Rock!

@slowburn: What kind of funk do you guys
listen to? These are ska / Paul Simon-influenced pop songs. Talking
Heads don't even enter the equation, nor does actual, down-and-dirty
funk. To knock them for not being funky is like knocking Skinny Puppy
for not being chart-worthy.

@Bob Loblaw: SuperUnison's got a point. I think the album's catchy, but it's funk music for people who are afraid to get, you know, FUNKY.

There's a lot of that out there. Doesn't mean we should support it.

That song "A-Punk" is a total Undertones rip.

The album really isn't so bad if you ignore the implications that come with listening to music made by a bunch of douchebags from Columbia.

@SuperUnison: That's some clever hatin'
there. Good to see you sticking to your guns, long after most people
have abandoned the backlash in favor of, you know, enjoying what is
nakedly enjoyable.

(Also: no melodic chops? Have you listened to it more than twice? It's almost overripe with melody.)

@SuperUnison:

Do you want to be friends?

So you take everything that makes Wes Anderson insufferable, then you add it to Talking Heads and "Graceland" by Paul Simon. Still with me? Good.

Now, remove ALL of the actual funk and most of the wit from the Talking Heads part of the mixture.

Cool, now let's bleach out the soul, lyrical brilliance, and melodic chops we had from "Graceland" and start blogging about it.

You guys like it because it's really bad ska mixed with Paul Simon.

In addition: best example of why modern mastering techniques are so bad since that PB&J record.

Anyone else get a strong Unicorns vibe from these guys?

They make me wanna skank so hard.

It's not the audio revelation the blog hype made it out to be, but it's enjoyable.

Black Kids, however, still awful.

I'm glad I'm not the only sorta blogrock hater that has found a place in his heart for this Vampire Weekend record. And I can't even really tell you why I like it, I just do.

It's like Whit Stillman indie. Which I'm for.