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Vampire Weekend
Contra
XL Recordings
XL CD 429
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1. Horchata
LYRICS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, KEYBOARD
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING
MAURO REFOSCO: MARIMBAS, REBOLO, ZABUMBA, SHEKERE, SHAKERS, AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
MARCUS FARRAR: SHEKERE, AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
ANNE DONLON: VOCALS
NAT BALDWIN - DOUBLE BASS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
2. White Sky
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS, BACKGROUND VOCALS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
MIXED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU, MIXING ASSISTANT SHANE STONEBACK
3. Holiday
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
4. California English
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ADDITIONAL SYNTH
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
5. Taxi Cab
MUSIC BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG, LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
NAT BALDWIN - DOUBLE BASS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
6. Run
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING
7. Cousins
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
ENGINEERED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND TITO FUENTES, ASSISTED BY MELCHOR M
8. Giving Up The Gun
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, PROGRAMMING
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
LIBBY GERY: VOCALS
ANNE DONLON: VOCALS
NAT BALDWIN: DOUBLE BASS
HAMILTON BERRY: CELLO
SETH ROSENFELD: CELLO
JESSE NOVAK: ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTATION
JEFF CURTIN: HAND DRUMS
9. Diplomat's Son
LYRICS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, SHAKERS, HAND DRUM, SNARES, GUITARS, LEAD VOCALS (ON BRIDGE)
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
10. I Think Ur A Contra
MUSIC BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG, LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, PIANO
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITAR
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
SHANE STONEBACK - SHAKERS
JEFF CURTIN: HAND DRUMS
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND IS EZRA KOENIG, ROSTAM BATMANGLU, CHRISTOPHER TOMSON, AND CHRIS BAIO
MUSIC BY CHRIS BAIO, ROSTAM BATMANGLU, EZRA KOENIG, AND CHRISTOPHER TOMSON EXCEPT AS NOTED
LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG EXCEPT AS NOTED
ALL TRACKS PRODUCED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU
STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU
All TRACKS MIXED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND JUSTIN GERRISH
ENGINEERED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU, SHANE STONEBACK AND JUSTIN GERRISH, ASSISTED BY FERNANDO LODEIRO
RECORDED AT TREEFORT STUDIOS IN DUMBO, BROOKLYN; TOPETITUD IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO; AVATAR STUDIOS NYC IN MANHATIAN; HICKS AND JORALEMON IN BROOKLYN
ALL TRACKS MASTERED BY EMILY LAZAR AT THE LODGE, ASSISTANT MASTERING ENGINEER JOE LAPORTA 7/09
(P) 2010 VAMPIRE WEEKEND UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO Xl RECORDINGS LTD.
© 2010 VAMPIRE WEEKEND UNDER EXClUSIVE LICENSE TO XL RECORDINGS LTD.
(C) 2009 VAMPIRE WEEKEND MUSIC IASCAP)/IMAGEM MUSIC, M.I.A - "HUSSEL" SAMPLE IN DIPLOMAT'S SON, WRITTEN BY M.I.A., SWITCH AND DIPLO, PUBLISHED BY IMAGEM MUSIC/COPYRIGHT CONTROL/ HOLLERTRONIX MUSIC (ASCAP); TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - "PRESSURE DROP" INTERPOLATION - WRITTEN BY FREDERICK "TOOTS" HIBBERT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED.
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY TOD BRODY
BAND PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS TOMSON
DESIGN BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU & ASHER SARLIN
MANAGEMENT: VAMPIRE WEEKEND IS EXCLUSIVELY MANAGED WORLDWIDE BY IAN MONTONE AND MONOTONE MANAGEMENT
A&R: KRIS CHEN & IMRAN AHMED
LEGAL REPRESENTATION: NICKY STEIN AT CLINTONS
VAMPIRE WEEKEND THANKS: KRIS, IMRAN, IAN, MICHELE, POLLACK & MONOTONE FAMILY, NICKY, RICHARD R, SONYA, JON, VALERIE, ONSLOW, JEREMY, MARTIN MILLS & BEGGARS GROUP, ADAM, RUSSELL, MORGAN, RICHARD A, GARTH & NICK, ERIK B, SMOKEY G, BRIAN CROSS, NEIL HEAL, BIG ROB, CURTIS, RICH D, BIG T, HEDDY.
CB THANKS: KATIE DOYLE, MOM, DAD, AL, GABE BEDOYA, MICHAEL HARPER, BRIAN MCCLEERY, BAILEY JOHNSON, THOM MILLS, ERIK LINDMAN, NAOMI NEVIN, VOLNEY FRIEDRICH, AVERY MCNEIL, WILL MCLAREN, TOM JOHNSON, ERIN SALTMAN, JIM MCCORMICK, SETH FLAXMAN, ASHLEY CLEEK, DAN GU, DAVID HONICK, JORDAN CORBIN-WENTWORTH, MARIANNA ROSEn, GEOFF LARSON, EVERYONE ELSE.
RB THANKS: MAMAN, BABA, ZAL, TIM, JENNY, BOBBY, JEFF, MIHO, SAM, JOE, LIBBY, JOSH, ASHER, THE WEISGALLS, WES, ESKANDAR, LEILA, DAVID, ED, VICTORIA, JANE, CRAIG, RAMESH, ANGEL, DAVID KAHNE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND BRADLEY NOWELL STORIES, PATRICK DILLEN FOR GRAVE DETAIL ON PREDELAY, 99.1 HFS, SPECIAL THANKS TO EMILY LAZAR AND JOE LAPORTA.
EK THANKS: SARA, DAYA, DANA, NOODLES, MY FAMILY, EVERYONE WHO ADVISED AND SYMPATHIZED: ANDREI, WES, LEXY, THE MACKLOVITCH BROS, THE LONGSTRETH BROS, TOY, DANIEL, JASON, MOON SKA RECORDS, MY COUSIN LEO, SUBURBAN PUNKS EVERYWHERE.
CT THANKS: SCOOTER, MOM, DR. BRETT N. TOMSON, GRANDMA AND ALL THE NEUMANS. MAN "BUDDY HERMS" HERMAN, THE MENCIAS, BRIAN AND NICOLE, THOM, TIM, MEGAN K AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S DISPLAYED ADMIRABLE PATIENCE WITH ME.
Contra
XL Recordings
XL CD 429
__________________________________________________________
1. Horchata
LYRICS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, KEYBOARD
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING
MAURO REFOSCO: MARIMBAS, REBOLO, ZABUMBA, SHEKERE, SHAKERS, AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
MARCUS FARRAR: SHEKERE, AUXILIARY PERCUSSION
ANNE DONLON: VOCALS
NAT BALDWIN - DOUBLE BASS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
2. White Sky
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS, BACKGROUND VOCALS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
MIXED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU, MIXING ASSISTANT SHANE STONEBACK
3. Holiday
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
4. California English
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS, BACKGROUND VOCALS, ADDITIONAL SYNTH
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
5. Taxi Cab
MUSIC BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG, LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
NAT BALDWIN - DOUBLE BASS
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
6. Run
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING
7. Cousins
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
ENGINEERED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND TITO FUENTES, ASSISTED BY MELCHOR M
8. Giving Up The Gun
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, PROGRAMMING
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITARS
LIBBY GERY: VOCALS
ANNE DONLON: VOCALS
NAT BALDWIN: DOUBLE BASS
HAMILTON BERRY: CELLO
SETH ROSENFELD: CELLO
JESSE NOVAK: ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTATION
JEFF CURTIN: HAND DRUMS
9. Diplomat's Son
LYRICS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, SHAKERS, HAND DRUM, SNARES, GUITARS, LEAD VOCALS (ON BRIDGE)
JONATHAN CHU - VIOLIN, VIOLA
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
10. I Think Ur A Contra
MUSIC BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND EZRA KOENIG, LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG
EZRA KOENIG: LEAD VOCALS, PIANO
CHRISTOPHER TOMSON: DRUMS
CHRIS BAIO: BASS
ROSTAM BATMANGLU: PIANO; BACKGROUND VOCALS; VOCAL HARMONIES; KEYBOARDS; HARPSICHORD; VSS·30; DRUM; SYNTH; SAMPLER PROGRAMMING, GUITAR
HAMILTON BERRY - CELLO
SHANE STONEBACK - SHAKERS
JEFF CURTIN: HAND DRUMS
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND IS EZRA KOENIG, ROSTAM BATMANGLU, CHRISTOPHER TOMSON, AND CHRIS BAIO
MUSIC BY CHRIS BAIO, ROSTAM BATMANGLU, EZRA KOENIG, AND CHRISTOPHER TOMSON EXCEPT AS NOTED
LYRICS BY EZRA KOENIG EXCEPT AS NOTED
ALL TRACKS PRODUCED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU
STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU
All TRACKS MIXED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU AND JUSTIN GERRISH
ENGINEERED BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU, SHANE STONEBACK AND JUSTIN GERRISH, ASSISTED BY FERNANDO LODEIRO
RECORDED AT TREEFORT STUDIOS IN DUMBO, BROOKLYN; TOPETITUD IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO; AVATAR STUDIOS NYC IN MANHATIAN; HICKS AND JORALEMON IN BROOKLYN
ALL TRACKS MASTERED BY EMILY LAZAR AT THE LODGE, ASSISTANT MASTERING ENGINEER JOE LAPORTA 7/09
(P) 2010 VAMPIRE WEEKEND UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO Xl RECORDINGS LTD.
© 2010 VAMPIRE WEEKEND UNDER EXClUSIVE LICENSE TO XL RECORDINGS LTD.
(C) 2009 VAMPIRE WEEKEND MUSIC IASCAP)/IMAGEM MUSIC, M.I.A - "HUSSEL" SAMPLE IN DIPLOMAT'S SON, WRITTEN BY M.I.A., SWITCH AND DIPLO, PUBLISHED BY IMAGEM MUSIC/COPYRIGHT CONTROL/ HOLLERTRONIX MUSIC (ASCAP); TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - "PRESSURE DROP" INTERPOLATION - WRITTEN BY FREDERICK "TOOTS" HIBBERT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED.
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY TOD BRODY
BAND PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRIS TOMSON
DESIGN BY ROSTAM BATMANGLU & ASHER SARLIN
MANAGEMENT: VAMPIRE WEEKEND IS EXCLUSIVELY MANAGED WORLDWIDE BY IAN MONTONE AND MONOTONE MANAGEMENT
A&R: KRIS CHEN & IMRAN AHMED
LEGAL REPRESENTATION: NICKY STEIN AT CLINTONS
VAMPIRE WEEKEND THANKS: KRIS, IMRAN, IAN, MICHELE, POLLACK & MONOTONE FAMILY, NICKY, RICHARD R, SONYA, JON, VALERIE, ONSLOW, JEREMY, MARTIN MILLS & BEGGARS GROUP, ADAM, RUSSELL, MORGAN, RICHARD A, GARTH & NICK, ERIK B, SMOKEY G, BRIAN CROSS, NEIL HEAL, BIG ROB, CURTIS, RICH D, BIG T, HEDDY.
CB THANKS: KATIE DOYLE, MOM, DAD, AL, GABE BEDOYA, MICHAEL HARPER, BRIAN MCCLEERY, BAILEY JOHNSON, THOM MILLS, ERIK LINDMAN, NAOMI NEVIN, VOLNEY FRIEDRICH, AVERY MCNEIL, WILL MCLAREN, TOM JOHNSON, ERIN SALTMAN, JIM MCCORMICK, SETH FLAXMAN, ASHLEY CLEEK, DAN GU, DAVID HONICK, JORDAN CORBIN-WENTWORTH, MARIANNA ROSEn, GEOFF LARSON, EVERYONE ELSE.
RB THANKS: MAMAN, BABA, ZAL, TIM, JENNY, BOBBY, JEFF, MIHO, SAM, JOE, LIBBY, JOSH, ASHER, THE WEISGALLS, WES, ESKANDAR, LEILA, DAVID, ED, VICTORIA, JANE, CRAIG, RAMESH, ANGEL, DAVID KAHNE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND BRADLEY NOWELL STORIES, PATRICK DILLEN FOR GRAVE DETAIL ON PREDELAY, 99.1 HFS, SPECIAL THANKS TO EMILY LAZAR AND JOE LAPORTA.
EK THANKS: SARA, DAYA, DANA, NOODLES, MY FAMILY, EVERYONE WHO ADVISED AND SYMPATHIZED: ANDREI, WES, LEXY, THE MACKLOVITCH BROS, THE LONGSTRETH BROS, TOY, DANIEL, JASON, MOON SKA RECORDS, MY COUSIN LEO, SUBURBAN PUNKS EVERYWHERE.
CT THANKS: SCOOTER, MOM, DR. BRETT N. TOMSON, GRANDMA AND ALL THE NEUMANS. MAN "BUDDY HERMS" HERMAN, THE MENCIAS, BRIAN AND NICOLE, THOM, TIM, MEGAN K AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S DISPLAYED ADMIRABLE PATIENCE WITH ME.
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