You love b-sides from your favorite bands, correct? Vampire Weekend are riding a hot streak of near perfection right now with all of their fantastic music! They have released some really high quality b-sides over their short career, and now we can finally add Giant to that list!
If you saw the band live right as their first album was being released/supported, you should be familiar with thes song already! “Giant” first graced their live sets as “Little Giant”, and it has finally been made into an official studio recording and tacked on as a bonus track on the Japanese/Itunes versions of Contra.
The boys were able to make the translation from the live rendition to a studio version quite flawlessly. I was surprised to hear the guitar intro replaced by Rostam’s colorful keyboard playing. It only took a few listens for me to get used to it. The studio version definitely fits the sound of Contra, so I can accept the new changes with ease! This song is a lot of fun, and I think they should totally bring “Giant” back to their shows! I think people will eat this song up, it is an absolute delight! Any fans that are still letting Contra “grow” on them can rely on “Giant” to get them through the process! This is as immediate as they come!
Overall, I am really pleased with how well “Giant” came out! I waited a few years for a studio version to arrive, and it didn’t disappoint!
[Stream] : Vampire Weekend – Giant
Give it a sample, but please buy the song from itunes when it comes out on Tuesday!
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