The photo is a Polaroid picture from one of the band's early shows at Columbia. Anthony Hall, a Columbia University semi- secret society. The album's cover depicts the chandelier in St. Koenig also said that the band was 'really excited' and 'psyched' about two songs in particular, which were recorded around September 2007, called 'I Stand Corrected' and 'M79'. In October 2007, the lead singer Ezra Koenig, said that the band had 'some of the tracks for a long time', so they were aware of how the album would sound but that it was 'just a matter of tightening it up and remixing it a little'. The group jokingly described this hybrid of indie, afropop, and chamber pop as 'Upper West Side Soweto.' The album draws influence from African pop styles such as soukous and Congolese rumba while incorporating string textures and harpsichords.

The locations bore an effect on the sound that was produced, demonstrated by a session recorded early in 2007 at a barn, which resulted in 'really echoey drums'. The album was recorded in a variety of environments including a basement where there was 'a good set up for recording drums', a barn, the apartments of two band members, and Tree Fort studio in Brooklyn. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 430 on its list of ' The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. The album was ranked as the 5th-best album of 2008 by Time, the 56th-best album of the decade by Rolling Stone and 51st on Pitchfork 's list of the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. It was accompanied by the singles ' Mansard Roof', ' A-Punk', ' Oxford Comma', ' Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa', and ' The Kids Don't Stand a Chance'.

The album also reached number 37 in Australia. In the album's 11th week in the UK chart, it peaked at number 15. In the United States, the album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Released after a year of building internet buzz, the album showcased the band's unique hybrid of indie pop, chamber music, and Afropop influences. The album was produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij, with mixing assistance from Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback.

Vampire Weekend is the debut studio album by American rock band Vampire Weekend, released on Januby XL Recordings.

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