Artist:Vampire WeekendReview:On their 2008 debut, Vampire Weekend whipped up a new popformula by fusing Paul Simon's Graceland with thetouchstones of preppy ennui — Cape Cod summers, collegiategrief, crushes on girls with trust funds. The music had a bracingsmartness, as overdetermined and detailed as a Wes Anderson movie,almost perfect for what it was, but you wondered how they'd handlethe real world.Just fine, it turns out. If Vampire Weekend wasRushmore, Contra is their Royal Tenenbaums:brainy,...Rating:4 Stars

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