Q: Can Blanquitos Rock Topsiders and Rock African Polyrhythms?
Monday, February 1, 2010
A: Apparently so, and it makes people want to wipe that smirk off their faces. Vampire Weekend’s second LP Contra shot to the top of the charts while scripting pop tunes that are as polarizing as Obamacare. Either they’re the new best thing or the new culture bandits, unashamedly talented and privileged. Divisive music for divided times. WNYC’s John Schaefer pits the haters versus the lovers on the latest edition of the Soundcheck Smackdown.
