[NEW] Vampire Weekend – California English Pt.2

By Will, December 2nd 2009 — with 48 comments MP3

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Good morning! I got a brand spankin’ new Vampire Weekend song for you guys today! It is “California English Pt.2″, which is the b-side to the “Cousins” single. Like “Horchata” it is different from anything on their debut album, so all the critics who doubted that they wouldn’t change are eating their words! With that said, it is still very Vampire Weekend. The song is a good listen, but it doesn’t really have a climax or a big winning chorus that VW made routine on every other song. So I guess it is a bit on the — safe side? It is only a b-side, but then again one of my favorite VW songs to date “Ladies Of Cambridge” is a b-side. I really like the atmosphere that is created through the looped vocals. It may be one of the most “produced” song of theirs to date. You can tell a lot of studio work went into this one.

All in all, this is a cool piece. I see it more as a track to relax to, rather than a track to rock out to!

It amazes me to see how far Vampire Weekend have come. It was almost 2 years ago that I met them outside of Bowery Ballroom before they rose to fame. A good fella over at XL Recordings promised to send me an advanced promo to review, so once I have that I will eagerly get a review up for you guys!

For now, enjoy the b-side along with your “Horchata”/”Cousins” playlists!

[mp3] : Vampire Weekend – California English Pt. 2 (MP3 Taken Down By Request)


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48 comments

  1. Tatiana2 Dec 09

    Oliver, you’re a GREAT blogger! Thank you SO much! :D

  2. ParallelComics2 Dec 09

    Any idea if this will ever really be released to digital stores? The single on iTunes, Amazon and Lala doesn’t have the b-side. I like to buy tracks I hear on MP3 blogs ’cause, y’know, support artists and all that, but I can’t find a place to give them my money…

  3. John2 Dec 09

    ParallelComics, the B-side is going to be released December 15 with the Vinyl of the single. I’m just glad I don’t have to wait two weeks to hear this haha

  4. tuggs2 Dec 09

    How do you listen to the song? It only buffers and does not play

  5. nick2 Dec 09

    re-up this??

  6. FY3 Dec 09

    hey there, Will:
    please can u send me this song to my e-mail address: futureyouth@hotmail.co.uk
    pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… I won’t share this file publicly… only w/ a good friend!
    THANKS in advance ;)

  7. FY3 Dec 09

    many thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks
    x

  8. Bryce Miller4 Dec 09

    I saw that you sent it to the other guy, and I have been looking for this song every day, and when I saw your post I freaked out… only to find out that the file had been taken down. Please sent the song to brycemillerbryce@gmail.com. And like the other guy I have no intentions of sharing it publicly I am just obsessed with Vampire Weekend. Thank you so much!

  9. Bryce Miller4 Dec 09

    YAAAAH! Thanks

  10. Rob4 Dec 09

    hi man send me this pleease! thanks!!

  11. matt4 Dec 09

    Hey mate it’d be much appreciated if you would send me this song as well. I’m not a sharer, just a VW fanatic, been looking for this song for weeks now! Thanks.

  12. franck4 Dec 09

    Hi,
    Just like the others, i’m a VW fanatic.
    If you could send it to me, it would enlighten my day !!
    Thanks in advance
    PS: can’t wait for the new album

  13. Hypstyle4 Dec 09

    Pleasseeeee thehypstyle@gmail.com for a french boy !

  14. Nick Austad4 Dec 09

    Would love the mp3 if anyone could send it, thanks! warplayer0@gmail.com

  15. Moyetes4 Dec 09

    I see everyone is getting what they want!
    I hope that my request is heard and either Will or someone else helps me have this .mp3 just for my personal pleasure… please!!! (as a Xmas gift!)

  16. Moyetes4 Dec 09

    moy26@hotmail.com is my e-mail address!

  17. Kyle Miller4 Dec 09

    Can I PLEASE get a copy of this song????? PLEAE PLEASE!

  18. Conga4 Dec 09

    We’re all cousins right? If so, andrew_under_fire@hotmail.com

    Peace.

  19. T!4 Dec 09

    please please please send this to me!
    ive been looking for it all day and this is the only site i can find it!
    that would make my life.
    thanks!

  20. Eric4 Dec 09

    Can you send it to me as well? I’m a staggeringly huge fan of the band’s work!

  21. Gus4 Dec 09

    Can you send it to me as well please? I’ll keep it secret ;) angus.abbott@gmail.com

  22. steve4 Dec 09

    Could you please send it to me, too? I promise not to share it! ssussmann@yahoo.com

    Many thanks,
    Steve

  23. joel5 Dec 09

    Hey can you send me the song too? I as well promise not to share it. joelisaniceguy@gmail.com

    Cheers,

    Joel

  24. Alex5 Dec 09

    It would be awesome if you could send it to me!

    alex.deaton@loop.colum.edu

    Thanks!

  25. Cochran5 Dec 09

    I don’t know if all these requests will be granted, but if so I thought I’d add mine to the pile. Thanks!

  26. Conga5 Dec 09

    Thanks so much for the track and your dedication. Love your blog.

  27. James5 Dec 09

    Could you send it this way too please ;-)

    jameshughes3.141@googlemail.com

    Loving the blog by the way.

  28. Alex5 Dec 09

    Thank you! This track has 10 plays on my itunes already.

  29. Cain5 Dec 09

    Oops did i miss the boat?
    would love this
    caingill@hotmail.co.uk

  30. Josiah5 Dec 09

    Not to sound like a broken record, but I am also completely in love with VW, and would love it even some could shoot me a copy of california english, pt 2. Thanks in advance!!!!!

    Josiah.Schwartz@gmail.com

  31. John6 Dec 09

    Dito for that MP3

    johnrox117@yahoo.com

  32. Jacob6 Dec 09

    I feel like a jerk for even asking after all those requests. If you have a spare second after making everyone else’s day a bit better, I’d love an MP3 too. If not, totally cool.

    jbsseagull@gmail.com

  33. Rjat6 Dec 09

    Anybody help with the mp3???

    swivven@hotmail.com

    PLEASE

  34. Move That Jukebox! » A gente não postou, mas você precisa saber6 Dec 09

    [...] [NEW] Vampire Weekend – California English Pt.2 – We All Want Someone To Shout For, 2 de dezembro [...]

  35. Josh6 Dec 09

    COULD I PLEASE HAVE A COPY?

    nogglejr@clarkson.edu

  36. nix6 Dec 09

    nixsantos@me.com please and thank you!

  37. Nick6 Dec 09

    can you send it to me as well. i missed the cousins d.l before, so if anyone can send that too, it would be great. babyturtlenyc@yahoo.com please and thanks

  38. Helvetica vs. Times » Hear New Vampire Weekend: “California English Pt. 2″:7 Dec 09

    [...] Things you don’t expect to hear on a Vampire Weekend song: Gunshot sounds, blissed-out Animal Collective synths, Kid Cudi telling you to suck his balls. And yet two of the three appear on ‘California English Pt. 2′, the dizzily weird B-side to the band’s ‘Cousins’ single. (The single is out now digitally, and due on vinyl on December 15.) You should probably stop whatever you’re doing and listen to it right now. Check it out below, via Pretty Much Amazing and We All Want Someone to Shout For. [...]

  39. Patrick7 Dec 09

    If its not too much trouble,

    patrick016@gmail.com

    Thanks.

  40. John7 Dec 09

    Could you send me a copy as well? I’ll be sure not to share it. Thanks in advance! john.santos@gmx.com

  41. willie9 Dec 09

    I would be thrilled if I could get this mp3! Promise not to share.

    jwdavis91@gmail.com

  42. misael12 Dec 09

    this is a great song!
    not sure if you’ve sent the track to everyone else, but it’s well worth a try. here’s my email: sotomisael@hotmail.com
    Thanks in advance.

  43. Bryan14 Dec 09

    Iève been a huge fan of VW since they started and have been looking forward to Contra for a long time. It would be great if you could send me the song via email. I will not be sharing it publicly, I just love them.
    bryankellam@hotmail.com
    It would be much appreciated!

  44. Bryan14 Dec 09

    PS
    I really do need you to send it to me, the track wont even show up on this page for me, so I havent been able to even hear it :(

  45. Brendan15 Dec 09

    I am begging youuuuuuuuuuu. please send the aforementioned mp3 song file mega amazingness by vampire weekend to p0rlitlerichb0i@yahoo.com. And thanks in advance. oh and btw, the o’s in my email are zeroes…

  46. DB25 Dec 09

    Please send the California English Pt.2 track to me at dbutts@cfl.rr.com. Thanks!

  47. sully7 Jan 10

    send me this track please sullyvans@hotmail.com

  48. Craig16 Jan 10

    Hey Will,

    Could you spare me a file? Thanks for putting this up, I have some low quality copy.

    craig.shiffler@gmail.com

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