Hating On: “Horchata” - Vampire Weekend (from Contra, due for release in January of 2010)
I’ve been biting my tongue on this since the song became available for free downloading earlier last week, but I’ve decided to just finally come out and say it: I’m pretty sure I hate the new Vampire Weekend song.
Vampire Weekend is a band that folks either seem to love or hate. And although I’d never call myself a MASSIVE fan, I enjoy their sound, choose to ignore their pretentious Ivy League persona, and approve of them breathing new life into Afro-pop, a genre that folks like Paul Simon, David Byrne and Peter Gabriel have taught me to love.
But this particular VW song? Don’t like it. No good. Ick. (Horchata the drink, however, is delicious. Trust.) It commits the ultimate sin - it’s a pop song that MADE ME FORGET TO DANCE!
Even so, a quick look around the Internet tells me that I’m firmly in the minority on this one. Your thoughts?
