Backstage gossip from Vampire Weekend's triumphant King's College gig last week
suggests that the band's trend-bucking obsession with Fleetwood Mac is far from over.
The American jiggy popsters may have dropped their cover of the Mac's 'Everyone' single, previewed at their Kentish Town Forum shows last year,
but Spikyben overheard singer Ezra Koenig telling a fellow ligger how he's been entranced by FM singer Lindsey Buckingham's obscure 2006 solo album 'Under The Skin'. "It's like a really weird sound he's got on it," he said, "all these really clean, precise sounds on it, it's totally amazing."
Check this track from the album to see the similarity, in guitar style at least...
So don't be surprised if you see Vampire Weekend ditching their trademark preppy look in favour of skinny black leather ties and mullets when their new album 'Contra' hits the shelves in January.
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Hello Spiky Ben and thank you for commenting on my Hooky post.
I'm most alarmed by the potential Vampire Weekend mullet-growing scenario. The preppy look is much more chic.
PS still haven't mastered youtube video linkage. Please advise....
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