#80 Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend’s sunny music, in the gray Parisian autumn.
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We were listening to Oxford Comma and A-Punk, imagining ourselves drinking Daïquiris and doing pogos on a huge beach, barefoot in the sand, imagining we were teenagers, shaking our heads and smiling stupidly.

It couldn’t have been worst in Paris that day. A gray November afternoon, at La Chapelle. Gray sidewalks, wastelands, railroads, public telephones. Paris wasn’t exotic that day, it was not Montmartre on a spring Sunday, it was the opposite of Daïquiris. The guys wore student sweaters, Ezra had his scarf on and they were responsible for the sun, their mission was to put some colour in the Northern area of Paris. What a burden.

#80.1 - MANSARD ROOF

Dir. : Vincent Moon

Shot in Paris, December 2007

CAE - #80.1 - Vampire Weekend - MANSARD ROOF

The whole thing hung on a single rhythm, a voice, the incongruity of the equipment. Two keyboards, held single-handedly, because the guys had to carry them while playing, and then put them on the ground. An amazing drummer, deprived of his drums, who ended in a desert backyard, hitting cheerfully on yellow and green trash cans. Above all, a voice: Ezra’s, young and strong. It impressed us first when we were above the railroads at Gare du Nord, then in a little café, back to the roots.

#80.2 - THE KIDS DON’T STAND A CHANCE

Dir. : Vincent Moon

Shot in Paris, December 2007

CAE - #80.2 - Vampire Weekend - THE KIDS DON’T STAND A CHANCE

They started playing Walcott as we’ve never heard it: this song, which usually relies on a piano riff, here rested upon a delicate guitar arpeggio. They walked, then we enter the Delis’. Wainscot panelling on the walls, very kind owners who agreed to lower the sound of the radio, synthetizers on tables, next to beers, customers, some were indifferent, some joined the chorus on Blake’s got a new face. Similarities with the very first video we shot. It was Spinto Band, another freewheeling pop band.

#80.3 - WALCOTT

Dir. : Vincent Moon

Shot in Paris, December 2007

CAE - #80.3 - Vampire Weekend - WALCOTT
le 21 January 2008 par Chryde
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Vampire Weekend

wow... absolutely fabulous

the mic’ing/audio on "Kids" is out of this world

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21 January, by solace

Vampire Weekend

Each of these was so captivating. This band has a grat rhythm and you guys didn’t miss a beat. That bar looks like a chill place, I miss Paris!

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23 January, by un courageux anonyme

Vampire Weekend

Is the third ipod download working? I couldn’t get the video to load.

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23 January, by un courageux anonyme

Vampire Weekend

Wow... so good. Loved the kids don’t stand a chance, such good acoustics

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29 January, by un courageux anonyme

Vampire Weekend

Sorry speak english verry bad, i french... C’est trop bon ce que vous faite, et la voix du chanteur ressemble trop celle de BOB MARLEY et donc une sacre voix... En tout cas trs bonne musique, a fait plaisirs de l’couter , L ma journe va se faire avec le sourire. Merci

GOOD LUCKY FOR THE FUTUR

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30 January, by Chapo2paille

Vampire Weekend

Im so envious of the people walking by on the street. :D

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1 February, by un courageux anonyme

Vampire Weekend

I can’t believe that dude put his headphones on in the cafe. What an uberdouche. Incroyable!

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4 February, by Dan

RE : Vampire Weekend

That’s the guy taking the song ! :D

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4 February, by Chryde

Vampire Weekend

beautiful! number 2 is my favorite. merci!

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5 February, by esm

Vampire Weekend

i love this version of walcott, i think it sounds much better slowed down emphasizing the acoustic guitar moreso than the intensely upbeat piano.

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22 February, by steveZ

Vampire Weekend

i watch walcott/blake’s got a new face and i’m there....wow! thanks!

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22 February, by un courageux anonyme

Vampire Weekend

yeah i can’t get walcott to work for the ipod download.

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16 March, by tropmug

Vampire Weekend

Every center needs its circle ... or at least that’s what the singer of this band seems to think. And that’s too bad. Vampire Weekend have a great thing going. Could give a shit about any of their individual efforts to be honest.

The lead-vocal guy is trying to be No. 1, though. I ain’t buying it. He wouldn’t be jack-sheeot without that drummer. I dunno. Maybe he writes all the songs.

Anyway, thanks for putting up the videos. They’re a great band.

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23 May, by ...

RE : Vampire Weekend

Agreed. Hopefully he’ll grow up a little and then they’ll be that much better. The drummer seems to really love the music he’s making!

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19 November, by Andy

Vampire Weekend

the best i ever saw on la blogotheque , they are superb talented!!!

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16 June, by wunderkind

RE : Vampire Weekend

no slight to Vampire Weekend.......more to Monsieur Moon and his U2 come band marching around town......still nice to Hear bands unplugged and making beautiful mistakes(time) but is it really so different ?

felix liberty

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1 September, by felix

Vampire Weekend

how do you get these on your ipod?

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11 August, by jane

RE : Vampire Weekend

sorry, but the files are available for download a few months, and then we take them off..

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13 August, by Nora

Vampire Weekend

I don’t think I could love Vampire Weekend more than I do right at this moment. Take Away Shows make me smile from ear to ear every time.

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26 November, by Deidrene

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