Vampire Weekend

四位年青人同為大學同窗，分別是Ezra Koenig(主唱 / 結他手)、Rostam Batmanglij(鍵琴手)、Chris Tomson(鼓手) 和Chris Baio(低音結他手)，Vampire Weekend又是另一個透過網上音樂平臺打出名堂的例子。他們深受Afro-Pop影響，尤其一種揉合Rumba與非洲節拍的音樂類型Soukous，滲透出點點熱鬧如嘉年華的氣氛。除此之外，不少歌曲亦都帶有一點Ska和Punk的色彩，足以證明他們的歌曲都趨向活力跳脫的風格。由”Vampire”令人聯想到的Gothic就沒有，倒是蠻貼近陽光渙散的”Weekend”心情。 Describing their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," New York City's Vampire Weekend mixes preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Taking their name from a movie Koenig made during his freshman year, the band started out by playing gigs at the university's literary societies and at parties. Word spread about Vampire Weekend's unique sound and lyrics ("Oxford Comma"'s title refers to comma use in a list of three items), buoyed by the band's self-released EPs, which they recorded in locations spanning their Columbia dorm rooms to a family barn. The buzz around Vampire Weekend reached a peak in 2007: that summer, the band embarked on their biggest tour yet, made several appearances at that year's CMJ Music Marathon, and signed with XL Records that fall. The Mansard Roof EP was Vampire Weekend's debut release for the label, followed by their self-titled first album early in 2008.