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Universal acclaim- based on 321 Ratings
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Positive: 288 out of 321
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Mixed: 19 out of 321
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Negative: 14 out of 321
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Jun 16, 2021Dos três álbuns esse q menos me pegou, mas de longe ele é ruim. As letras são cheias de metáforas sobre a vida de nas universidades do USA e acho q isso me distanciou
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Dec 3, 2020
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Apr 29, 2020Some good singles but so much filler, they have a good sound but some songs on this album are a bit fluffy
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Apr 21, 2020
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Apr 29, 2018They've done nothing but improve since this album came out, which is amazing considering how good this debut is
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Mar 6, 2018Uno de mis disco favoritos. Sencillo, divertido con unas excelentes influencias africanas (especialmente del grandioso album Graceland de Paul Simon) hacen de el un disco corto, que te deja con algo de ganas de mas.
Lo mejor: Oxford Comma, A Punk, Bryn, Walcott, Kids don't stand a chance. -
Jan 29, 2018Such a great album! Vampire Weekend blends in so many genres that you don't know what to do with yourself!
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Oct 23, 2016Vampire Weekend first album back in 08 feels like something fresh, new and not trying to be copycat for another band, since their debut i've been hearing them but only now i came to understand that their work is pure gold.
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Aug 20, 2015Vampire Weekend's debut album is aesthetically appealing but lyrically esoteric. Ezra Coeing has a great voice for portraying how strange the subject matter is.
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May 24, 2015
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Mar 5, 2015Truly a fantastic album! The songs are all perfect and sound amazing. Those who say that all songs sound the same really didn't listen, because each track has it's own unique feel/emotion that went along with it. Truly a phenomenal track that actually got me into what is now my favourite band.
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Jan 15, 2015In its tiny 35 minutes, Vampire Weekend develops in such an easy and charismatic way that it's definitely one of the most impressive, uplifting, assuring and convincing debuts of last times.
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Feb 8, 2014Genre: Alternative
The debut album from Vampire Weekend quickly established them as one of my favourite bands. A great mix of upbeat and slower tempo tunes that are all stamped with their own unique quality. -
Nov 25, 2013
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Oct 7, 2013A perfect album trough and through. The self-titled album is one of the most refreshing pieces in modern music. Arcade Fire has almost seemingly invented a style of music than can be defined as the "Vampire Weekend Style." A perfect album, no song is a let down, it's pure fun that makes one envision themselves in Cape Cod.
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Jul 10, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 4, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013Hmmm... I guess people dont understand this is a review for the album not a review for 2 live songs. But anyways, this album is fun and entertaining. Call it unoriginal but guess what?? NOTHING is original anymore. Come on get real people...
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Nov 9, 2012The most original album released in years, Vampire Weekend has given us a taste of something great here.
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Apr 25, 2012A truly interesting album. Vampire Weekend introduces unfamiliar instruments and world sounds to an American audience, but still manages to the stay within the idiom of western rock. A worthwhile listen from beginning to end.
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Mar 31, 2012Vampire Weekend is a unique indie band. Their self-titled debut album has everything you'd hope for in an indie debut. Catchy songs, witty lyrics, and simple crafts that ultimately make this album one of the best albums of my generation. All In All, Vampire Weekend is a great record that never gets old. A-
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Jan 30, 2012Vampire Weekends solid self-titled debut mixes clever lyrics, interesting pop melodies, and just average instrumentals.
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Jul 22, 2011It's rare to find an album as perfect as this. Vampire Weekend has such a unique sound and flavor if you will that it makes it impossible not to love. A very impressive start to a very impressive new band.
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Mar 18, 2011Fantastic. Engaging and creative band, with similar characteristics to the Hives. I agree with Chads, Is Vampire Weekend this generation's Talking Heads, undoubtedly :)
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Oct 6, 2010Songs such as One and Mansard Roof are terrible additions to an album that contains the pure awesomeness of M79, A-Punk and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. This album is so over hyped and is merely favoured for being a splash of Indie in the otherwise bland Pop machine that is the mainstream
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JonathanS.Feb 8, 2009
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EvilEdFeb 6, 2009Lets not get carried away here. There are some good songs on this album but there not THAT good.
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RyanSFeb 4, 2009Love this album so much. Original and exciting music in my opinion. I listened to the whole album in one go at first and instantly felt connected to them.
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DiegoC.Dec 17, 2008Can't stop listening to this album. Vampire Weekend is the best album of 2008. Period.
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JimHNov 21, 2008It remains to be ssen whether cokemachineglow is too obsessively hipper-than-thou and deserves the long-term favour it seems to have with metacritic's rating system.
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Awards & Rankings
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Fully realized debut albums like Vampire Weekend come along once in a great while, and these songs show that this band is smart, but not too smart for their own good.
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Listeners are only too lucky to get a hot breath of summer fun in these cold winter months.
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At its best, Vampire Weekend takes the exceedingly familiar template of indie rock and invigorates it with a chiming guitar sound that suggests the band has been spending its downtime browsing afropop.org.