VIdeo: New Vampire Weekend - Cousins

If Vampire Weekend left you somewhat cold when they freakin exploded back in 2007, their latest single is a pleasant surprise.



By which I mean man, this song rules pretty hard.

"Cousins" appears on their forthcoming Contra LP, out January 12 on XL.

Video: New Vampire Weekend - White Sky Live on Late NIght with Jimmy Fallon

Vampire Weekend, who always seem to be wearing cardigans even when they're not, played a new song from their upcoming record for a stammering (with excitement!) Jimmy Fallon and company. It's called "White Sky," and they've been playing it for awhile, but this is how it sounds with strings:



According to post-performance banter, the album should be out "in the fall."