Yesterday the indie rock darling/pariah, Vampire Weekend, released its second album: Contra. Expanding beyond the anglo-afro-pop sounds of its first album, the band has delivered a much more layered and intricate product that has charmed the ever fickle rock press itching to unleash a backlash.
So what’s a two sentence album review doing in the Georgetown Metropolitan? Turns out the band’s keyboardist/guitarist, Rostam Batmanglij, is a Georgetowner. He is the son of Georgetown’s Mohammad and Najmieh Batmanglij. Mohammad is a successful Georgetown-based publisher and his wife is a well known chef and teacher specializing in Persian cuisine.
Like most DC-native rock stars, Rostam Batmanglij found his success only after moving away from the District (like the rest of the band he went to Columbia University and settled in Brooklyn after school). But his family is still here so show your fellow Georgetowner some love and pick up his new album today. (Or just listen below): Continue reading
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