Homer would’ve loved Vampire Weekend, noble warriors of indie blog-rock, led by their Odyssean, floppy-haired frontman, Ezra Koenig.

Koenig also left his hometown for about 20 years, traveled the world and built his Trojan horse, disguising esoteric jazz and world music within hooky pop-rock songs, forcing preppy college kids to yield to his sonic advantage.

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