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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2008
2008 was the year I began university, and also the year that I campaigned like a crazy person for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. I remember on Election Night, huddled with my fellow College Democrats, watching intently as CNN called each … Continue reading
Album Review: Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires of the City”
When Vampire Weekend’s third record, Modern Vampires of the City (2013), opens with a hymn to the Millennial Generation (“Obvious Bicycle”), it might not seem like the logical place to kick off an album-length wrestling match with lyricist/singer Ezra Koenig’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afrobeat, Albums of 2013, Don't Lie, Ezra Koenig, Graceland, Hannah Hunt, Hudson, indie pop, Jacob, Jewish, Judaism, mortality, New York City, Obvious Bicycle, Paul Simon, Step, Unbelievers, Vampire Weekend, Worship You, Ya Hey, Yahweh, Young Lion
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