Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City that formed
in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The band has four members: Ezra Koenig,
Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. The band released its first
album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard Roof",
"A-Punk", "Oxford Comma" and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". The band's ... read more

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Grand Facolner

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What did Steve Jobs mean to music?

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Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) – ‘Wood’

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Posted 28 September 2011 12.28pm — Comment on this

Dog Is Dead – review

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Vampire Weekend settle lawsuit with Contra cover star

Ann Kirsten Kennis, who denied giving the band permission to use her image on album sleeve, wins undisclosed settlementVampire Weekend have settled their legal dispute wi...
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Vampire Weekend's ‘Contra’ cover model settles with band out of court

Ann Kirsten Kennis claimed her photo was used on the 2010 album without her permission
Posted 16 August 2011 11.36am — Comment on this

Vampire Weekend Settle Lawsuit With 'Contra' Model

Over band's album cover...
Posted 16 August 2011 8.48am — Comment on this

Vampire Weekend settle with Contra cover model

world entertainment news - Rockers Vampire Weekend have settled a dispute with the former model who graced the cover of their Contra album.
Posted 16 August 2011 6.31am — Comment on this

Ann Kirsten Kennis settles with Vampire Weekend

"Model Ann Kirsten Kennis asked a federal court in Los Angeles to dismiss the case, after she reached a settlement with Vampire Weekend and its label, XL Records. Details...
Posted 16 August 2011 4.17am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Vampire Weekend songs in the past year.

  • A-punk  324 plays
  • Oxford Comma  112 plays
  • Holiday  2 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Vampire Weekend over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 00s 387 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 51 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 90s 1 plays

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