XL Recordings publish Vampire Weekend’s second album : ‘Contra’ (2010)

Vampire Weekend‘s ‘Contra’ is their second studio album released on January 11,2010 by XL Recordings.

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1 . Horchata (Juan’s Basement)

2 . Horchata (Q Tv)

3 . White Sky (Q Tv)

4 . California English

5 . White Sky

6 . Holiday (“Ellen,” 09/28/10)

7 . I Think Ur A Contra (Paramount, Seattle Wa, 9/23/10)

8 . Holiday (BNN That’s Live)

9 . Holiday / California English (Pitchfork Fest, 2012)

10 . Taxi Cab (Webster Hall, NYC 1/18/10)

11 . (Austin City Limits Festival, 2013)

12 . Run

13 . Run (Live)

14 . Cousins (Big Day Out, Sydney, 2013)

15 . Cousins (“David Letterman Show”)

16 . Giving Up The Gun (Glastonbury, 2010)

17 . Giving Up The Gun

18 . Diplomat’s Son (Nola)

19 . I Think Ur A Contra (HMH Amsterdam, 2010)

20 . Giant (Monolith Festival, Sept. 13, 2008)

21 . California English Pt II (Leeds Festival, 2014)

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Track Listing : 1.Horchata (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 03:26 . 2.White Sky (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 02:58 . 3.Holiday (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 02:18 . 4.California English (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 02:30 . 5.Taxi Cab (Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij) – 03:55 . 6.Run (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 03:52 . 7.Cousins (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 02:25 . 8.Giving Up The Gun (Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson) – 04:46 . 9.Diplomat’S Son (Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij) – 06:01 . 10.I Think Ur A Contra (Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij) – 04:29

Musicians : Vampire Weekend – Band . Ezra Koenig – Lead Vocals, Guitar On (3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7), Keyboard On (1), Piano On (10), Programming On (8) . Rostam Batmanglij – Piano, Background Vocals, Vocal Harmonies, Keyboards, Harpsichord, Vss-30, Drum, Synth, Sampler Programming, Lead Vocals On (9), Guitar On (2 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10), Shakers, Hand Drum, Snares On (9) . Chris Tomson – Drums . Chris Baio – Bass, Background Vocals On (2 – 4), Synth On (4) . Mauro Refosco – Marimbas, Rebolo, Zabumba, Shekere, Shakers, Percussion On (1) . Marcus Farrar – Shekere, Percussion On (1) . Libby Gery – Vocals On (8) . Anne Donlon – Vocals On (1 – 8) . Nat Baldwin – Double Bass On (1 – 5 – 8) . Jonathan Chu – Violin, Viola On (1 – 4 – 5 – 9) . Hamilton Berry – Cello On (1 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 9 – 10) . Seth Rosenfeld – Cello On (8) . Jesse Novak – Instrumentation On (8) . Jeff Curtin – Hand Drums On (8 – 10), Shakers On (10) . Shane Stoneback – Shaker On (10)

Production : Produced By Rostam Batmanglij .

Package : Asher Sarlin – Design . Rostam Batmanglij – Design . Chris Tomson – Photography . Tod Brody – Photography .

Video Director(s) : Garth Jennings for “Cousins” , directed by , . The Malloys for “Giving Up the Gun” and “Holiday” .

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