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Chris 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_-VU

Also, here's the Johnny Marr sketch from Portlandia that I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOyXZtN21Gg

 1:02 Chris joins the show

2:19 Chris and Al are cautiously optimistic about the baseball season

3:29 Is McCartney’s Temporary Secretary so bad that it’s actually good?

6:06 Vampire Weekend doesn’t sound like a band named Vampire Weekend

6:47 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 Bicycle

25:00 Unbelievers

29:34 Step

36:14 Diane Young

38:54 Don’t Lie

41:29 Hannah Hunt

44:41 Everlasting Arms

48:39 Finger Back

51:26 Guitarists Chris likes to play and emulate when he practices

Track-by-track analysis resumes…

55:11 Worship You

57:23 Ya Hey

1:00:55 Hudson

1:04:12 Young Lion

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