When Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut appeared in 2008, it was immediately divisive. They leaned into the controversy by writing a song attacking the very thing they were accused of. “Oxford Comma” became one of their defining songs, but it also delivered a shout-out to rapper Lil Jon. Meanwhile, the singer and guitarist Ezra Koenig’s preppy […]
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