Vampire Weekend News: Vampire Weekend On New Album

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Sprightly Ivy League afro-beat merchants Vampire Weekend are attempting to put the finishing touches to their new album.

Vampire Weekend formed while at university, with many of their first gigs being at college shows. The band were entranced by the rhythmic sounds of Africa, with their dorms resonating to the sounds of Afrobeat, Soweto and Kwassa Kwassa.

Mixing these strange and foreign styles to indie rock, Vampire Weekend soon picked up a cult following. Becoming a hit on blogs, Vampire Weekend seemed to be one of the most talked about bands on the planet before they had even completed a...