Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)
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Vampire Weekend - Contra
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1. "Horchata" (lyrics by Batmanglij and Koenig) 3:26
2. "White Sky" 2:58
3. "Holiday" 2:18
4. "California English" 2:30
5. "Taxi Cab" (music by Batmanglij and Koenig) 3:55
6. "Run" 3:52
7. "Cousins" 2:25
8. "Giving Up the Gun" 4:46
9. "Diplomat's Son" (lyrics by Batmanglij and Koenig) 6:01
10. "I Think Ur a Contra" (music by Batmanglij and Koenig) 4:29
Total length: 36:40
Japanese edition bonus tracks
11. "Ottoman" (B-side to "Holiday") 4:02
12. "Giant" 2:50
Total length: 43:32
Japanese limited edition bonus tracks
13. "California English, Pt. 2" 2:57
14. "Cousins" (Toy Selectah Mex-More Remix) 3:20
15. "Contramelt B" 4:36
16. "White Sky" (Basement Jaxx club mix) 6:43
Total length: 61:08
Contra Megamelt' bonus disc
1. "Contramelt A" 6:11
2. "Contramelt B" 4:36
3. "Cousins" (Toy Selectah Mex-More Remix) 3:20
Total length: 14:07
Vampire Weekend Band Members / Musicians
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals; guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7); keyboard (track 1); piano (track 10); programming (track 8)
Rostam Batmanglij – piano; background vocals; vocal harmonies; keyboards; harpsichord; VSS-30; drum; synth; sampler programming; lead vocals (bridge of track 9); guitar (tracks 2–5, 7–10); shakers, hand drum, snares (track 9)
Christopher Tomson – drums
Chris Baio – bass; background vocals (tracks 2, 4); additional synth (track 4)
Mauro Refosco – marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion (track 1)
Marcus Farrar – shekere, auxiliary percussion (track 1)
Libby Gery – vocals (track 8)
Anne Donlon – vocals (tracks 1, 8)
Nat Baldwin – double bass (tracks 1, 5, 8)
Jonathan Chu – violin, viola (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9)
Hamilton Berry – cello (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8–10)
Seth Rosenfeld – cello (track 8)
Jesse Novak – additional instrumentation (track 8)
Jeff Curtin – hand drums (tracks 8, 10); shakers (track 10)
Shane Stoneback – shaker (track 10)
Rostam Batmanglij – production; string arrangements; mixing; engineering
Justin Gerrish – mixing (tracks 1, 3–10); engineering (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
Shane Stoneback – mixing assistance (track 2); engineering (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
Fernando Lodeiro – engineering assistance (tracks 1–6, 8–10)
Tito Fuentes – engineering (track 7)
Melchor M – engineering assistance (track 7)
Emily Lazar – mastering
Joe LaPorta – assistant mastering engineering
Tod Brody – cover photograph
Chris Tomson – band photograph
Rostam Batmanglij – design
Asher Sarlin – design
Ian Montone – management
Kris Chen – A&R
Imran Ahmed – A&R
Nicky Stein – legal representation
Contra is the 2nd studio album by the American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. The album title is intended as a thematic allegory and reference to the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries and the 1987 video game Contra.
The title "Contra" is a Romance language (Latin-based) word meaning "against" or "opposite," and is sometimes given as a one-word interjection, used to indicate objection or opposition to an idea or explanation.
The album received critical praise and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork in August 2014.
