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I’ve been coming late to the music scene these days.  Never used to.  Honest.  I saw the Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s  down at the Bowery Ballroom at a time when you could hang out with them and have a drink and ask their manager if they’d ever like to be on NPR and she was like, “Oh my god, yes, totally.” and then cool, I did a piece on them.

But now.  I live up in the boonies.  And I have a kid.  Look, she loves music.  Especially in the car.  But she also loves listening to the same thing over and over and over and over (and over and over and over).  But it’s February and the Christmas Music HAS to stop.  So Jenny in Accounts Receivable lent me Vampire Weekend.  I was like, “What’s a….did you say Vampire WeekEND?”  (Jenny, I still have the CD - I promise to return it in a little bit, is that cool?)

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These guys are totally perfect for me.

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Because I’m also obsessed with Ben Folds.

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And I really dig Weezer.

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And Wilco.

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(you get the idea…..are you seeing a visual trend here?)

Did I ever graduate completely from college?

Anyway, Vampire Weekend has a new album, Contra.  I saw it at Barnes and Noble last week and I got a little more excited than perhaps the people in line at checkout wanted  me to get – I might have squealed, I’m not sure.  But at the moment, I can honestly say that there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a 3 year old in my rearview mirror, in her winter hat with pom-poms and scarf and mittens waving in the air, singing the lyrics:

Why would you lie about how much coal you have?

Why would you lie about something dumb like that?

Why would you lie about anything at all?

 

And then….Mommy, I want a snack.

What do you say?

Pllleeeeeeaaasssseeeee?  Please can I have a snack?

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