Contra

~ Release by Vampire Weekend (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Treefort Studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn; Topetitud in Mexico City, Mexico; Avatar Studios NYC in Manhattan; Hicks and Joralemon in Brooklyn.

Cover photograph by Tod Brody, band photograph by Chris Tomson.
Design by Rostam Batmanglij & Asher Sarlin.
Management: Vampire Weekend is exclusively managed worldwide by Ian Montone and Monotone Management.
Legal Representation: Nicky Stein at Clintons.

Note: artists listed under the "additional musicians" section of the CD booklet currently have both "additional" and "guest" attributes flagged on their performance ARs.

Recorded at Treefort Studios in Dumbo, Brooklyn; Topetitud in Mexico City, Mexico; Avatar Studios NYC in Manhattan; Hicks and Joralemon in Brooklyn.

Cover photograph by Tod Brody, band photograph by Chris Tomson.
Design by Rostam Batmanglij & Asher Sarlin.
Management: Vampire Weekend is exclusively managed worldwide by Ian Montone and Monotone Management.
Legal Representation: Nicky Stein at Clintons.

Note: artists listed under the "additional musicians" section of the CD booklet currently have both "additional" and "guest" attributes flagged on their performance ARs.

Comes in jewel case with cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2017-04-18 11:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Horchata
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest bass drum, marimba, percussion, shakers and shekere:
Mauro Refosco (percussionist)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest percussion and shekere:
Marcus Farrar
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
keyboard and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
additional guest vocals:
Anne Donlon
recording of:
Horchata
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.63:27
2White Sky
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer and mixer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
background vocals:
Baio (Chris Baio)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
White Sky
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
42:59
3Holiday
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Holiday
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
42:18
4California English
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
additional synthesizer and background vocals:
Baio (Chris Baio)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
recording of:
California English
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.42:30
5Taxi Cab
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Taxi Cab
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
3.23:56
6Run
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Run
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.43:53
7Cousins
assistant engineer:
Melchor M (Melchor 'Melesio' Magaña)
engineer:
Tito Fuentes and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
part of:
TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 66)
recording of:
Cousins
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
42:25
8Giving Up the Gun
programming:
Ezra Koenig
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry and Seth Rosenfeld
additional guest double bass:
Nat Baldwin
additional guest frame drum:
Jeff Curtin
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest vocals:
Anne Donlon and Libby Gery
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
Giving Up the Gun
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
additional instruments arranger:
Jesse Novak
44:46
9Diplomat’s Son
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry
additional guest viola and violin:
Jonathan Chu
frame drum, guitar family, shakers and snare drum:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
samples:
Hussel by M.I.A. (hip hop artist Maya Arulpragasam) feat. Afrikan Boy
recording of:
Diplomat’s Son
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
composer:
Baio (Chris Baio), Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Chris Tomson
3.66:01
10I Think Ur a Contra
assistant engineer:
Fernando Lodeiro (engineer, Avatar Studios, NY)
engineer:
Justin Gerrish, Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) and Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
producer:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Justin Gerrish and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
additional guest cello:
Hamilton Berry
additional guest frame drum and shakers:
Jeff Curtin
additional guest shakers:
Shane Stoneback (American engineer, producer, and musician)
guitar family:
Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
piano and lead vocals:
Ezra Koenig
recording of:
I Think Ur a Contra
lyricist:
Ezra Koenig
composer:
Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
44:26

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
Asher Sarlin
photography:Tod Brody (photographer)
Chris Tomson
legal representation:Nicky Stein (legal representation)
sampler programming:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
strings arranger:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
assistant mastering:Joe LaPorta (NYC mastering engineer & drum'n'bass producer) (in 2009-07)
mastering:Emily Lazar (founder and mastering engineer at "The Lodge" NY) (in 2009-07)
bass guitar:Baio (Chris Baio)
harpsichord, keyboard, membranophone, piano, sampler and synthesizer and background vocals:Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter)
membranophone:Chris Tomson
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2058189 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/release/2089009 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/release/8222200 [info]
ASIN:US: B002JN74WI [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/vampire_weekend/contra.p/ [info]