Hello New Music!!!!

The month of January opened with me easily acquiring two new albums. Vampire Weekend and Ke$ha. And I have to say, this year sounds pretty friggin good. I’ll start with Contra.

Contra- Vampire Weekend

Contra was the album I’ve been wanting to have since December. And was so excited when January finally rolled in, and was bouncing on my seat as the days slowly trickled by. Come release day, I didn’t have it. I got my copy a week later. But like they all say, better late than never.

As the Clinton Sparks said, this is probably the year’s most anticipated album from one of the greatest bands of the decade. Counting my anticipation, I’d say that’s fairly accurate. And the wait was indeed worth it. I super love Contra. It’s part reggae, part electro-pop, part rock. What’s so great about Contra is its quirky feel-good elector-hippie vibe that I ever so dig. And it manages to turn my tiny little frown upside down to one huge grin. Okay. Not in a psycho way, but it seriously does make me smile.

Horchata was their first single off the album. Great choice actually. It’s so quirky and catchy, and happy. I must learn how to make that drink. White Sky, I’d have to agree with a review I’ve read, has a hint of The Postal Service. But it also has that tiny hint of Peter, Bjorn and John’s “I Want You!” as well. And I mean that in a good way. Tracks you must hear are “I Think UR a Contra”, “Taxi Cab”, and “Giving Up the Gun”. Beneath the quirky beats of its tracks is meaning. I like that. I think you’d like it too.