Rostam Batmanglij

Ezra is jumping on the auto-tune? Is this the Discovery influence coming to play? Is auto-tune the new trend in indie rock? These questions can wait, because you have to go listen and/watch Vampire Weekend perform a new track off their highly anticipated sophomore album Contra . The track in question is “California Enlgish,” and I think I love it already. The energy Vampire Weekend perform it with is rejuvenating and refreshing. Within a couple of listens, you will be trying to sing along. Within 15 seconds, your toes will surely be tapping along to the fantastic beat. Listen to and download “California English” ... Read Full Story

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July 31, 2009 Janice Chou 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 ... Read Full Story

“Vampire Weekend” are an American four-piece indie band from New York that was formed in 2006. There are four members in Vampire Weekend, which include Ezra Koenig (Lead Vocal and Guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (Guitar, Keyboard and Backing Vocal), Chris Tomson (Drums and Backing Vocal) and Chris Baio (Bass and Backing Vocal). Vampire Weekend’s music genre are mostly indie pop and a little bit of African music influence, which is called Afro-pop. It’s very obvious in their music that they don’t belong to any rock genre. Many people would have wondered how they have decided on their band being called Vampire Weekend, it’s a question ... Read Full Story

July 7, 2009 Janice Chou Rostam Batmanglij the keyboardist from Vampire Weekend and singer Wes Miles from Ra Ra Riot are releasing their musical side project Discovery 's LP today. The LP is actually titled LP and I don't want to go in to that whole, "Wilco (The Album)/(The Band)/(The Song)" thing again . The album is indie electro-pop which should satisfy you this summer now that you've listened to Vampire Weekend an ungodly number of times. Here's the tracklist for LP: Orange Shirt Osaka Loop Line Can You Discover? I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (featuring Angel Deradoorian of the Dirty Projectors) So Insane ... Read Full Story