New York City's Vampire Weekend mixes preppy, well-read Indie Rock with joyful, Afro-Pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. The quick snare drum of "Cousins" and they dual set plucking of guitar strings followed by a merry tremelo tune and a singal of their intent to sound like "A-Punk"; Vampire Weekends most sucessful song to date. "Cousins" sees the return of the youngsters and a highly anticipated second album. A comercial strong point is the use of bells towards to end, perfect considering christmas is aroudn the corner and everyone is feeling festive.
Its hard to understand what Vampire Weekend mean in their lyrics to songs, they appear to be inside jokes of a elitist, private education. Within "cousins" the middle class elements seem to have influenced the the lyrics. I would say this song is about someone who has been catapulted into high society and are ashamed of themselves for forgetting thier working class routes.
"In a house on a street they wouldn't park on the night"...
"Dad was a risk taker.
His was a shoe maker."...
"If your art life is gritty you'll be toasting my health,
If an interest in culture should be lining the walls,
When your birth right is interest you could just accrue it all"...
I think it is pretty safe to say that this song will be chanted and bounced to at festivals for years to come. An excentric song that brings a warm feeling inside, similar to that of a shot of whiskey on a snow fallen day. I cant wait to hear the album in 2010.
Song: 7.5/10
By David Wells
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