Hey everybody!
  
We're hanging in beautiful Montreal. You ever have a Montreal bagel??! They're not playing around.

We just added a new song, Horchata, to our MySpace player. It's track one on our new album, Contra, which is out on January 11 or 12
depending on where you live.

You can download it for free at: www.vampireweekend.com

You can also sign-up for our mailing list!

We just added a bunch of tour dates that we are PSYCHED about but don't worry if you don't live in Visalia or Lafayette or Pioneertown,
we'll see you next year.

Your friends,
VW

     

 
1. Horchata
 
2. White Sky
 
3. Holiday
 
4. California English
 
5. Taxi Cab
 
6. Run
 
7. Cousins
 
8. Giving Up The Gun
 
9. Diplomat’s Son
 
10. I Think Ur A Contra
  

Greetings from Vampire Weekend

Summer is in full swing and we've got some exciting news on multiple fronts!

Firstly, Rostam and Wes from Ra Ra Riot have spent years working together as Discovery and this week their album, LP, is finally out!

You can get it from iTunes and Amazon or any record store around the world. It features Rostam and Wes both singing and guest vocals from Ezra as well Angel from the Dirty Projectors.

Secondly we are in the final stages of completing our second album, and we'll have more exciting news about that very soon.

peace, VW

Discovery is the recording project of Rostam Batmanglij and Wes Miles of Ra Ra Riot. Today through July 7, when you purchase Discovery, LP through Amie Street, $2 per album will be donated to Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Oxfam's focus on broad advocacy and local relief for the impoverished is inspiring and we hope our support brings more awareness about their projects and goals.

Due to production and shipping delays, the Discovery album will not be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Borders and other chain stores until July 14 however, you'll still be able to pick it up July 7 at your favorite indie store and through iTunes and other digital retailers.

We just got back from Mexico. It was an amazing, game-shifting tour! Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and thanks to all our new friends (Toy, Napoleon, Diego, Maryanna, Eduardo, Carlos, etc)!!

This Wednesday night (or Thursday morning, if that's how you get down...) we're playing Jimmy Fallon's show. It should be fun and different.

the show is on NBC and starts at 12:35 AM.

I feel like there is so much else to say, but now is not the time. Things are happening....

Sincerely,
  Ez

 

We're playing Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien Friday night (11/21) at 12:35/11:35c. I'm psyched!!!

-CB

We've just been informed that the Students for Barack Obama at Carnegie Mellon have had to cancel the Voter Registration Drive we were set to play at tomorrow due to last-minute campus security issues. Obviously, we were really looking forward to coming out to Pittsburgh and participating in the event and this last-minute news is unfortunate. Sorry to anyone who was planning on coming out to register and check out the show.

Monday, October 6th, is the last day to register to vote in for the general election in Pennsylvania. You can find more information here:

http://www.votespa.com/

Registration deadlines are fast-approaching in many states so make sure you're still on the books! I had an unpleasant and Kafkaesque (no, really!) experience during the primaries due to my failure to check on my status.

There's been some nonsense in this election regarding college students voting in Colorado and Virginia. Even if your parents claim you as a dependent you can still vote in the state where you go to school. The choice is yours! For example, you have the legal right to vote in either Boulder or back home on Long Island in the middle school gym where you got hit in the face with a dodge ball as a kid. JK, you were probably sick at dodge ball.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/366107

Anyway, we know that everyone will do the necessary research to determine which candidate will fight for the things they care about, but let's all keep reminding each other to vote! Voter turnout has been climbing higher and higher over the past three elections, but it is still down since 1960. If you like to be competitively patriotic, why not focus on getting our national turnout rate up? We're getting schooled by countries like Malta and Australia! Those places have voter turnout OVER 90%.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

GOOD LUCK! SEE YOU SOON!