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The new Vampire Weekend album, Contra is stirring up a lot of talk because it is, in the well-thought opinion of many, f--ing awesome. Though the polyphonic polyrhythms and reverb-heavy vocals on top of playful synth and samples is very Animal Collective-esque, (and familiar or predictable only in that comparison), the songs on this sophomore album are anything but sophomoric. Pretty impressive the Columbia graduates landed movie gigs (Stepbrothers and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) just two years after their inception in 2006. And the fact that they didn't go suddenly devoid of originality or creativity after first spark of fame is hopeful. It is Vampire Weekend who will be bringing us our Audiogasm of the Moment, "Holiday."