8. Chris Cwik Discusses Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City

Send us Fan MailChris Cwik, a writer for Yahoo Sports, drops the needle on Vampire Weekend's third album, Modern Vampires of the City. We try to figure out which words are best for describing the group's sound and this album in particular, and as always, we break it down track-by-track.I made a reference to misheardlyricsguy’s video for Yellow Ledbetter, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VUAlso, here's the Johnny Marr sketch from Portlandia that I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOyXZtN21Gg 1:02 Chris joins the show2:19 Chris and Al are cautiously optimistic about the baseball season3:29 Is McCartney’s Temporary Secretary so bad that it’s actually good?6:06 Vampire Weekend doesn’t sound like a band named Vampire Weekend6:47 Did Chris like Vampire Weekend right away?8:34 Why does Modern Vampires of the City have special meaning for Chris?13:08 What adjectives would Chris use to describe this album?16:06 Which tracks are Chris’ favorites?17:03 Al’s initial impression of Modern Vampires of the City Track-by-track breakdown:22:19 Obvious Bicycle25:00 Unbelievers29:34 Step36:14 Diane Young38:54 Don’t Lie41:29 Hannah Hunt44:41 Everlasting Arms48:39 Finger Back 51:26 Guitarists Chris likes to play and emulate when he practices Track-by-track analysis resumes…55:11 Worship You57:23 Ya Hey1:00:55 Hudson1:04:12 Young Lion Support the show