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Vampire Weekend: Same

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On January 29, 2008, “XL” label released “Vampire Weekend”, the debut Vampire Weekend studio album. it was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij.

Personnel:

  • Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, piano, hand drum
  • Rostam Batmanglij – organ, chamberlin, piano, harpsichord, guitar, drums, shaker    
  • Christopher Baio – bass
  • Christopher Tomson – drums, guitar
  • Wesley Miles – vocals
  • Jessica Pavone – violin, viola
  • Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
  • Hamilton Berry – cello
  • Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shaker
  • Joey Roth – hand drums
  • Rostam Batmanglij – string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Curtin – engineer, mixing
  • Shane Stoneback – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
  • Phil Lee – design
  • Asher Sarlin – design
  • Annie Reeds – cover photography
  • Rostam Batmanglij – design, additional photographs

Track listing::

All lyrics by Ezra Koenig, all music by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Baio and Christopher Tomson, except where noted.

  1. Mansard Roof
  2. Oxford Comma
  3. A-Punk
  4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
  5. M79 – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
  6. Campus – Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig
  7. Bryn – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij

Vampire Weekend: Contra

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contra

On January 11, 2010, “XL Recordings” label released “Contra”, the second Vampire Weekend album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Rostam Batmanglij.

Personnel:

  • Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, programming
  • Rostam Batmanglij– lead and backing vocals, vocal harmonies,, guitar, piano; keyboards; harpsichord; VSS-30; drum; synth, sampler programming; shakers; hand drum; snares, mixer, audio engineer
  • Chris Baio– bass, additional synth, backing vocals
  • Christopher Tomson– drums
  • Mauro Refosco– marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion
  • Jeff Curtin – hand drums, shakers
  • Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion
  • Nat Baldwin– double bass
  • Jonathan Chu – violin, viola
  • Hamilton Berry – cello
  • Seth Rosenfeld – cello
  • Jesse Novak – additional instrumentation
  • Libby Gery – backing vocals
  • Anne Donlon – backing vocals
  • Shane Stoneback – shaker, mixing assistant, engineer
  • Tito Fuentes – engineer
  • Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistant
  • Justin Gerrish – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ezra Koenig except where noted; all music Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Christopher Tomson, Chris Baio and Mauro Refosco, by except where noted.

  1. Horchata
  2. White Sky
  3. Holiday
  4. California English
  5. Taxi Cab – music: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
  6. Run
  7. Cousins
  8. Giving Up the Gun
  9. Diplomat’s Son – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
  10. I Think Ur a Contra – music: Ezra Koenig,Rostam Batmanglij