This band were hyped to the moon. They were supposed to be the new arcade fire, or something like that. It's very hard to live up to that amount of hype without falling short, and i'm afraid that with their debut album vampire weekend do just that.

Which isn't to say it's not good. It is. It's probably also a bit too smug about how good it is, and it doesn't live up to that smugness.

The singles are excellent. Oxford Comma and A-punk are probably the best tracks on the album. What's so exciting about the band is their playfulness with afro- caribbean rhythms and sixties psychedelia. And they can hold a tune, and the singers got a good presence, and they're from New York, which should add some instant cool.

The music is singalong and danceable, but it never really reaches your soul (as opposed to your lungs and feet)