Vampire Weekend – Ottoman + Fleetwood Mac Cover
A slow day in which I should be studying instead so no weekly recaps etc. Just a quick look at the two new tracks from Vampire Weekend who just keep putting out great stuff.
First off is their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Everywhere. I haven’t heard the original and I always hear the Rilo Kiley comparisons. The main thing to note is that Vampire Weekend is absolutely great at covers. They always add their spin to it and like covers should be, it either is better or different enough to check it out. It’s worth checking out their Radiohead cover of Exit Music (For A Film), that’s when I knew Vampire Weekend was going to be great.
The Everywhere cover features crisp vocals from Ezra Koenig (as always) but with a catchy little bass line. It just works well and they’ve made more news around the blogosphere with just a little cover then most bands.
Now onto Ottoman, originally presented by Stereogum for the movie Nick & Norah’s infinite playlist. The movie in my opinion looks like a dud, it does include a TON of songs I dig but I still think the movie looks cheesy and Michael Cera plays the same character he’s been playing for…all his movies.
Anyway enough ranting, onto the track Ottoman. The track begins with some playful string arrangement that progresses with keyboarding and then using the violin in the same beat. One thing to note is the use of “It feels so unnatural/Peter Gabriel too”. Ezra seems to be in love with that line.
It’s an enjoyable song and hopefully their next album is great because I am eagerly awaiting new material.
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