With everything going on in the world today sometimes it's just nice to put on a song that will put you in a great mood. I was listening to Vampire Weekend's "Horchata" today and couldn't help but smile. Maybe it's the fact that I have 18 days until I return to Maine for 10 days and a much needed vacation. This song just makes me want to sit on the porch at the beach and hang out with family and friends that don't get to see each other enough. The band is singing about a traditionally Spanish drink, but Vampire Weekend will always scream Northeast, no matter how many African influence they introduced on their sophomore album. The strings that come in in the last 45 seconds of the song are my favorite. I also think it's interesting that the band has ditched their guitars in lieu of keyboards and what sounds like a xylophone. Fans of the first Vampire Weekend album (and there's tons of rapid ones) may have initially been disappointed, but this single grows on you. It gets stuck in your head, and at least for me puts a grin on my face for the rest of the day.
I'm going to make the perfect mellow beach mix now.
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