Vampire Weekend

    NYC band makes endearingly wordy pop.

    These Ivy League brainiacs get their lyrical inspiration from history textbooks and grammar handbooks. It makes us want to wear argyle, even though it is itchy.

    Editorial note: Whoa! You've found a super-old post here on BuzzFeed, from an earlier era of the site. It doesn't really represent where we are anymore, and may in fact be totally broken, but we're leaving it up as a part of our early history.