Contra
Contra is the second album released by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. The album was released in the UK on January 11, 2010, and released on January 12 in the United States. However, the album had been previously made available for download on iTunes on January 8. Just as their eponymous debut album, Vampire Weekend, Contra is being released on XL Recordings.
Horchata was released as a free download on October 5, 2009 on the band's website. The first single from the album is Cousins, which is accompanied by a 7", and a music video. The album was available for streaming on MySpace starting on January 3, 2010. It is also currently available for streaming on their official website, as of January 5, 2010.
Price:$7.99
RunningTime:2200 seconds
Genre:alternative-music
Label:XL
ProductGroup:Digital Music Album
Binding:MP3 Download
Manufacturer:XL
ProductTypeName:DOWNLOADABLE_MUSIC_ALBUM
Publisher:XL
Customer Rating:
Sales Rank:18
Original Release Date:January 11,2010
Contra:CD
Price:$8.67
Label:XL Recordings
ProductGroup:Music
Binding:Audio CD
Manufacturer:XL Recordings
ProductTypeName:ABIS_MUSIC
Publisher:XL Recordings
Sales Rank:34
Original Release Date:January 12,2010
Contra Track listing
- Horchata - 3:26
- White Sky - 2:58
- Holiday - 2:18
- California English - 2:30
- Taxi Cab - 3:55
- Run - 3:52
- Cousins - 2:25
- Giving Up the Gun - 4:46
- Diplomat's Son - 6:1
- I Think Ur a Contra - 4:26
Contra Video
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Reviews for Vampire Weekend,Contra Reviews
A wonderful follow-up
It's tough to follow-up great albums in general. Expectations are high. What's a band to do? Make something that sounds like their first? Do something different? Somewhere in the middle?
Vampire Weekend, in my opinion finds the middle ground in their second release, "Contra". It's an album with excellent musical merit, wonderful melodies, and excellent instrumentals.
Get it, you won't be disappointed.
0 out of 0 found this review helpful
Jesse M (Atlanta, GA)
March 15,2010
Annoying garbage
It;s hard to think music could get any worse than the mid 90's but once again we are proven wrong. Every song on here sounds the same, un-origional, and just plain annoying. This sucks.
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Deimos (Alberta)
March 14,2010
LOVE it!!!
I recently discovered Vampire Weekend and I absolutely love 'em. I listen to "Horchata" whenever I'm feeling low energy and it immediately boosts my mood! But the whole CD is fabulous. Truly.
0 out of 0 found this review helpful
Sherry Richert Belul (San Francisco, CA United States)
March 14,2010
My wife loves Vampire Weekend!
I purchased Contra by Vampire Weekend for my wife for Valentine's day. She loves it! She purchased their self-titled album before this one and she really liked it too.
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C. Palmer (Portland, OR USA)
March 12,2010
Should be up for Best Album of the year
I know its early, but i don't see any other albums, coming out this year, that can keep me entertained like this one. Vampire Weekend just has such an amazing and original sound they're definitley in route to making their own music genre. The first song that i instantly liked was the first track "Horchata" (that song will forever be playing in my head while drinking horchata.). Another instant like was "Giving up the Gun" you can even feel the passion in that song. "Holiday" makes you feel like your on a holiday vacation, enough said. The only song that didn't wow me was their last track "I think your a Contra" it was just too slow for me.
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R. Wylam (Seoul, South Korea)
March 12,2010
