New Vampire Weekend - White Sky

By Jake Brown

March 23, 2009

YouTube: Vampire Weekend - "White Sky" (live on Fallon, 3/18/2009)

A new song from everybody's favorite proponents of "African preppy" music. I'm not a Fallon hater, but could he be any douchier at the end of this song? "Good job, buddy, good job. Hey, very good, buddy, good man." It's like he's on the losing tee-ball team, displaying good sportsmanship...

The band is working on their sophomore album, which will be ready "hopefully" this fall, according to frontman Ezra Koening. "We'll see..."

Via JP.

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Comments

I didn't like Graceland the first time it came out.

• Derek Phillips, Mar 23, 2009 2:33PM ∞

Wow, totally!

I like their album cover though.

• barabajagal, Mar 24, 2009 10:52AM ∞

"I didn't like Graceland the first time it came out."

If only...

• Kiko Jones, Mar 24, 2009 8:53PM ∞

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