Ezra Koenig

Simply Vampire is not forever dreadful and scare, this blood inhalator creature also can play at music. Even music played by joyful, blithe, motivated and having nuance difference, on-hand four young men is with " inscrutable " impressed vampire which is dreadful didn't mean again. They are Vampire Weekend Indie Rock Band from New York, formed in 2006. Vampire Weekend's name is derived from lead singer Ezra Koenig's amateur film of the same name. Member four young men coming from Columbia University setting mind on makes band. They are consisted: Rostam Batmanglij Ezra Koenig Chris Baio Christopher Thomson 2008 be the year for Vampire ... Read Full Story

Vampire Weekend has been taking the Cloverfield approach to promoting their album "Contra" by teasing us with elusive track titles and album covers. Bear in mind, you're going to have to hold out until the album's release on January 12 and wait out the tidbits you get here and here. No one likes a tease, Vampire Weekend! Album details have been coming together after lead singer Ezra Koenig sat down with Pitchfork and revealed the origins of the album cover; "The picture is an actual candid document of a person in New York City in 1983; those are the clothes that she was wearing ... Read Full Story

Vampire Weekend was undoubtedly everyone's favorite band last summer---;and some people's to date but I mean, they're clinging on like… hmmm… kind of like how they're clinging to MGMT the other favorite summer 2008 band. I mean… cut the umbilical cord guys…Anyway, Vampire Weekend is rising up against the backlash they encountered after becoming an overnight Peter Gabriel-inspired sensation. Ezra Koenig recently collaborated with Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles for their project Discovery. The band itself however most recently has been keeping everyone guessing as to when their next album will come out. Rumors are swirling saying September and track titles have been, "leaked" ... Read Full Story

Click here to view the embedded video. 6.7 out of 10 stars While “White Sky” has been floating through YouTube for months now, last night marked the song’s big national debut. And while Ezra Koenig’s vocals were perfect and the whole band seemed to be clicking, the song came nowhere near the original live performance that I saw. Originally, “White Sky” was a wild, rollicking party song, with wild-but-controlled vocals, “heys” from Rostam Batmanglij in the backround, and a clap-heavy, keyboard-driven beat that sounded like Kanye having some fun with his 808 drum machine. But last night was different. The boys turned the song ... Read Full Story

Vampire Weekend is an indie pop/rock band with afro-beat influences. Bandmates Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keys & vox), Christopher Tomson (drums) and Chris Baio (bass) formed February 2006 in New York, NY. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 29, 2008 on XL Recordings to, so far, critical success and the single A-Punk garnering heavy airplay on Alternative radio stations throughout the US. They are quickly garnering comparisons to Paul Simon's Graceland for the afrobeat style, as well as to The Kinks and NYC's The Walkmen. (read more) Read Full Story