Vampire Weekend - California English - Juan's Basement

The New York City indie rockers hit our subterranean performance show and play a track from their new album, Contra.
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[@Jt02127]

I love how Chris' cymbal falls off and then Rostam goes "wwooaahhhoooaa"

[@Jt02127]

At 1:05

[@dyingember3235]

that's my favorite part!

[@MaxBrilhart]

+Jack Trnka You know it was just coincidental right?

[@leroyrockwell4837]

MaxBrilhart no one is saying it isn't

[@patrick4833]

**sings aggressively about toothpaste**

[@alyosha917]

Just noticed where the vocals were coming from during the chorus. I noticed it sounded like each time the vocals changed notes the samples were being triggered individually, and sure enough Baio is triggering them with his feet! I think its most visible here: 2:19

[@epico1657]

wow...

[@cameronclark5942]

@@epico1657 dope

[@peppa_pig_]

THEY ARE EVEN BETTER LIVE AND ITS RARE TO FIND A BAND THAT SOUNDS EVEN BETTER LIVE

[@nathanbrown8647]

Bertha Lovejoy not true

[@WiloPolis03]

I was not prepared for how freaking *AMAZING* this sounds

[@isaacdiaz4668]

0:44 Notice that something just flew away from the crash cymbal
1:08 Consequence HAHAHAH

[@nabrismuftia]

02:34 The cymbal falling again, and still hit :-D

[@vaginomyte]

Actually, they do use auto tune on this song on purpose more as a vocal effect than anything. Its kind of awesome that he has such a good voice, its still hard to tell the effect is even on...lol

[@Funatic-tr1yn]

Baio and CT just look at eachother at the end and we all know they're about to laugh about CT's cymbal falling

[@pietropes1322]

Genius - that guitar solo

[@epico1657]

indeed it is

[@CaioVerko]

And if it's all a curse
And we're just getting worse
Baby, please don't lose your faith in the good earth 💞

[@Ms.LindsayLu]

they are awesome.

[@arze2023]

I think you can still get it on their website!

[@rodrigopiedra4646]

q recuerdos escucharlos por mucho lamejor banda

[@kadujacques]

i want ezra's t-shirt

[@itmyowninvention]

yeah they have the uncanny ability to use autotune with class

[@fernandaaraujo15]

Eu amo

[@mikekupchak404]

Sooo hard

[@miguelgiambra]

phish shirt

[@locobruno37]

why did you change the take, when the drum thing falls!?

[@boonesnake]

I can’t figure out the downbeat in this song

[@LoveSinksOFFICIAL]

It's good because he isn't using Auto Tune, yet he he still sounds great as good as the album.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

He's definitely using some effect on his voice though