Vampire Weekend debuted the video for "Cousins" earlier today, from the group's upcoming second studio album Contra. The two and a half-minute song is short, quick, punchy, and filled with the fistful of quirks that the Ivy League alums made famous on their 2008 self-title debut.
Sure, "Cousins" doesn't offer the same heart-warming indie pop that "A-Punk" or even the new "Horchata" brought, but it hardly takes away from the merits of the soft surf-like sounds that still remain enchanting.
The new album will certainly be met by the same backlash comments that polluted the band's first album, with people (they already started at Stereogum) saying that the new music is "terrible." A bit of an overstatement, but who's to say that the anti-Vampire Weekend groupies overstate their claims, when that's all they do in the first place.
Contra is scheduled for release January 12 (11th in the UK) via XL Recordings.
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Vampire Weekend - Horchata - MP3
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