Ironically, one of the band's catchiest upbeat tracks is titled “Oxford Comma.” Serving as a tongue-in-cheek song, it gives the finger to the pretentious liars within relationships as well as a new meaning to the comma. What’s hilariously yet subtly clever is the simultaneous existence of references to Lil’ Jon’s “Get Low” and the former U.S. Ambassador.

“A-Punk,” their second single which is reminiscent of anything by The Strokes, tells the story of a girl named Johanna who commits a major misdemeanor which of course evolves around love, ethics and peace of mind. The title, “A-Punk,” may also be a reference to a ska related genre called “Oi-Punk,” as Koenig repeatedly cries out “Ey, ey, ey!” between each of the verses.

Another song that reveals the lives of these youngsters is “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” where the title pairs their home state landmark and an African dance rhythm. Peter Gabriel is mentioned within in the lyrics a few times which can be linked to the era when both he and Paul Simon both started using the same type of afro-beats within their music.

Other worthy tracks about their surroundings include “Walcott,” a reference to a character in one of their original films, also titled Vampire Weekend and “M79” (also a bus in their area) which sounds a bit like Yann Tiersen (Amelie Soundtrack) on uppers. Of course, they could only write about Cape Cod so much. This is where they enter in “Campus,” a tale of the one night stand awkwardness from college we all know too well.

Vampire Weekend has now opened up for notable acts such as Animal Collective and has a gained a deal with XL Recordings. There has been much hype, but Vampire Weekend has justified their entrance with stylings of retro elegance and punk sophistication. If you have been living under a rock for the past few months, I strongly suggest you go out and buy this album and simply enjoy yourself.

Watch Vampire Weekend look so carefree they could belong in a Wes Anderson film, here, in their first music video, “Mansard Roof.”

Watch Vampire Weekend in their brand new amazingly innovative music video, “A-Punk,” here.