Yes; it sounds very nice, and it's probably going to be one of the best selling indy albums this year. But it's grating. The ironic title - the anti Sandinista? The too clever lines - where can you buy a cup of Horchata? There's no edge. Christian Lander (of Stuff White People Like) is probably right -
What about the whitest band?
Right now? I have to say Vampire Weekend all the way. They're pushing it to levels unseen. Salon
“As with everything that white people like, the more advanced white people DO NOT like it. But white people’s dislike of Vampire Weekend only comes out of the pure jealousy that emerges when you have to watch already privileged white people succeed with actual talent. The Strokes went through a similar problem. White people like to believe that if you are born East Coast wealthy then you are not allowed to be talented. It is only people who are born into moderate wealth that deserve talent.” Cultural Loafing
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