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By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:58:15 +0000

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…

By: Vince Neilstein

Vince Neilstein — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:32:09 +0000

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

By: AL

AL — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:29:20 +0000

@kisskisskiss: Word. Down with Ivy Rock!

By: Bob Loblaw

Bob Loblaw — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:09:11 +0000

@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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:46:34 +0000

@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.

By: pchcowboy

pchcowboy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:34:43 +0000

That song “A-Punk” is a total Undertones rip.

By: Nunya B

Nunya B — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:10:32 +0000

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.

By: Bob Loblaw

Bob Loblaw — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:54:52 +0000

@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.)

By: Paperboy 2000

Paperboy 2000 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:18:18 +0000

@SuperUnison:
Do you want to be friends?

By: SuperUnison

SuperUnison — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:00:21 +0000

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.

By: Paperboy 2000

Paperboy 2000 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:41:56 +0000

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.

By: Airsank

Airsank — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:02:32 +0000

Anyone else get a strong Unicorns vibe from these guys?

By: AL

AL — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:00:41 +0000

They make me wanna skank so hard.

By: Dan Gibson

Dan Gibson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:02:50 +0000

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

Black Kids, however, still awful.

By: brasstax

brasstax — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:46:59 +0000

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.

By: NickEddy

NickEddy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:09:45 +0000

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