• TheMagicalTimonini@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Vampire Weekend were known as the pioneers of One Direction knock-offs, being largely successful with their approach of making music completely different than the famous boygroup even years before their start in music.

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    Vampire Weekend were the urban haute-bourgeoisie discovered indie rock. All scions of wealth with addresses in the Hamptons. As if to nod to it, they even named their second album Contra (“You know the Clash? Well, we’re on the other side of the spectrum”)

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    7 months ago

    Gods this makes me feel old… I bought their actual CD at a record store. 😂
    Just put it on for a hit of nostalgia, definitely holds up in my eyes, though I can’t compare to 1D since I’ve never actually listened to them lol

    (E: this album reminds me of a time I don’t like thinking back to too much, but genuinely loving listening to it again, thanks!)

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    As far as I remember, one of the worst, definitely one of the dampest bands of all time. Right up there with the strokes and the killers and two door fucking cinema club for making me want to go back in time and prevent the discovery of electricity, so that shit like this never fucking happens.