From Vampire Weekend, World Music with a Bite

Fresh Air | By Ken Tucker

Published February 27, 2008 at 10:48 AM EST

Fresh Air's rock critic reviews the self-titled debut album from Vampire Weekend. The band's music is a mix of dance-able American indie-rock, classical music and South African traditional music.

Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker reviews rock, country, hip-hop and pop music for Fresh Air. He is a cultural critic who has been the editor-at-large at Entertainment Weekly, and a film critic for New York Magazine. His work has won two National Magazine Awards and two ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards. He has written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review and other publications.

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