Vampire Weekend came to public attention via a variety of blogs, first on the African music audioblog "Benn loxo du taccu"[3] and then six months later on Stereogum,[4] leading many to cite them as another example of the "blog band" phenomenon. The band...Vampire Weekend came to public attention via a variety of blogs, first on the African music audioblog "Benn loxo du taccu"[3] and then six months later on Stereogum,[4] leading many to cite them as another example of the "blog band" phenomenon. The band is influenced by both African popular music and Western Classical Music. They describe their genre of music as "Upper West Side Soweto", performing such songs as "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," which references Congolese soukous music. This song was #67 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] The band made a television appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on February 1, 2008.
The members of the band met while attending Columbia University.
Three of the band members were in comedy-rap band L’Homme Run.
