Death Valley Girls - Under The Spell of Joy lust for life Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut

Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut

all rounded off by the epic traditional song

intertwining narratives

the film is occupied with surrealism

Death Valley Girls - Under The Spell of Joy lust for life Vampire Weekend's self-titled debutThe album opens with Hypnagogia, an ode to the space between sleep and wakefulness where we are open to other realms of consciousness. The song slowly builds along a steady pulse provided by bassist Pickle (Nicole Smith) and drummer Rikki Styxx. Tripped out saxophone bleats from guest player Gabe Flores swirl on top of the organ drones laid out by guest keyboardist Gregg Foreman. The bands choral objectives for Under the Spell of Joy are established