- indie rock, worldbeat, afrobeat, art pop
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- XL Recordings
Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on January 11, 2010, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States by XL Recordings. Produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij, it was preceded by the 2009 singles "Horchata" and "Cousins."
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Character-led, spare, warm and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 81/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork8.6/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin8/10
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Tracks
- 1Horchata3:27
- 2White Sky2:59
- 3Holiday2:18
- 4California English2:30
- 5Taxi Cab3:56
- 6Run3:53
- 7Cousins2:25
- 8Giving Up the Gun4:46
- 9Diplomat’s Son6:01
- 10I Think Ur a Contra4:26
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Vampire Weekend
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Released
- 2010
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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