Vampire Weekend – Contra (LP Vinyl) artist-the-national And when it worked

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Vampire Weekend – Contra (LP Vinyl) artist-the-national And when it workedVampire Weekend arrived with their self titled debut already fully formed, but *Contra* found the band pushing further into the unexpected, weaving AutoTune, steel drums, and M. I. A. style sonics alongside the Afropop and chamber pop foundations that made them one of the most talked about acts of the late 2000s. Ezra Koenig's lyrical wit remained sharp, but the arrangements grew bolder and stranger in the best possible way. Like the first album,