Cynics can cluck all they want–there’s certainly room for reactionary scorn on Esau Mwamwaya’s duet with head Weekend Vampire, Ezra Koenig, the latter of whom name-drops “Hip Hop Hooray” and Electric Light Orchestra, in a matter of seconds. Yet the titular track from the Very Best’s Warm Heart of Africa, might be the album’s stand-out. If you dislike this, there’s a chance you listen to music with your brain rather than your ears. Even if this were Graceland redux, “Warm Heart’s” hyaline melodies, elastic vocals, and baked alaska buoyancy, make this an ideal summer jam. Just be glad it’s too warm to wear scarves.
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MP3: The Very Best ft. Ezra Koenig-”Warm Heart of Africa”
5 comments
simon says:
July 13, 2009 at 5:33 pm (UTC -7)
it’s a good song
the song it samples is better though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mBaIC0-cus
Passion of the Weiss says:
July 13, 2009 at 5:48 pm (UTC -7)
Agreed. Thanks for the heads-up.
Sach says:
July 13, 2009 at 5:57 pm (UTC -7)
Dunno, he still reminds me of Sting trying to do “the reggae voice” but I concede that it’s as good a summer song as anything I’ve heard this year.
Alex says:
July 14, 2009 at 9:40 am (UTC -7)
this sounds like an ethinically adventurous version of len’s steal my sunshine
Zack says:
July 14, 2009 at 11:12 am (UTC -7)
I’m just glad Vampire Weekend came along and riled things up. Definitely looking forward to their next LP.