If anyone was going to be susceptible to the sophomore LP slump it was Vampire Weekend: too much attention too soon in their career; a debut album that contained many songs that had been around for awhile and were already familiar to fans; the weight of expectation and anticipation building for over a year now; it would be enough to make a lesser band pack it in and go back to school for their master’s. Not the boys from Brooklyn. 2010 may be too far away to even contemplate, but mark your calendars now, folks, because Contra will be in the shops on January 12, and if “Horchata” is anything to go by, it might be safe to say that the first great album of 2010 is already upon us.
Horchata is a traditional drink made from ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice and barley. I didn’t know that. You didn’t know that either, right?
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