Vampire Weekend – New Tracks
Posted on 25. Sep, 2008 by Jade in Blurb
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I’m always eager to hear new material from bands be it covers or their own stuff.
This month I was lucky enough to come across one of each from one of my favourite bands Vampire Weekend, Fleetwood Mac cover ‘Everywhere’ & new track ‘Ottoman’.
Ottoman features the same line from latest single ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’ “Feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel too” although this is rumoured to of been a line from Ottoman before CCKK…
Not being a big Fleetwood Mac fan myself I had nothing to compare this version to the original with; however whilst on a roadtrip to Portsmouth ‘Everywhere’ came onto the playlist, my friend (a BIG Fleetwood Mac fan) told me that Vampire Weekend’s cover definately did the song justice, so smiles all round!
Listen To:
Vampire Weekend – Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover).mp3
Vampire Weekend – Ottoman.mp3
Vampire Weekend On: Myspace // last.fm
JLP
I agree with your friend – this cover is a great reinterpretation of the original while still managing to be recognizably a Vampire Weekend song.
Until recently I haven’t ‘appreciated’ Vampire Weekend or all the airplay they get. I’ve started to listen to the album properly and have to admit it’s better than I thought it was.