Track Review: "Cousins," Vampire Weekend

Rating: 8
I suppose "Horchata" and its beach-like, breezy atmosphere could use a schizo counterpart; and here it is. Easily serving as a scuzzed up "A-Punk," this is maybe the most easily accessible rock single of the year. Utterly simple in its tunefulness, yet expertly layered and executed. I mean, this is the polish that Vampire Weekend has perfected. It still makes them look "preppy," I guess, but it suits them so well. Listen here.

Bloc Party "Mercury"

"Mercury" is the first single to be released from the as yet untitled third LP from Bloc Party. A dated, flaccid, experimentation in Grime, "Mercury" is uninspired, unimaginative and painfully boring. A plodding Urban opus with a driving bass line, static drum patterns, and completely useless horn loops, "Mercury" makes "Flux" sound like lightning trapped in an aerodynamic bottle. Just a wet fart of a song that really makes me wonder what the hell is coming with this new album.

That's really all I have. This is my first real let down from Bloc Party, and it just makes me really sad.

Ugh.

Here it is.