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.
Tracklist
CD 1 | |||
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# | Title | Rating | Length |
1 | Horchata
| 3:27 | |
2 | White Sky
| 2:59 | |
3 | Holiday
| 2:18 | |
4 | California English
| 2:30 | |
5 | Taxi Cab
| 3:56 | |
6 | Run
| 3:53 | |
7 | Cousins
| 2:25 | |
8 | Giving Up the Gun
| 4:46 | |
9 | Diplomat’s Son
| 6:01 | |
10 | I Think Ur a Contra
| 4:26 |
Credits
Release
design/illustration: | Rostam Batmanglij (American producer & songwriter) Asher Sarlin |
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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 |
Release group
artist & repertoire support: | Imran Ahmed Kris Chen |
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associated singles/EPs: | Cousins Holiday Horchata White Sky |
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part of: | TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2010 (number: 11) (order: 11) Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 94) (order: 94) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2011) (order: 101) TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 155) (order: 155) |
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Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/214015 [info] |
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reviews: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pbd3 [info] |
other databases: | http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/315284 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/vampire_weekend/contra/ [info] |
Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000836109 [info] |
Wikidata: | Q1859713 [info] |