ist auch faktisch gar nicht richtig. rostam batmanglijs eltern haben erst 1979 den iran verlassen… und ezra koenig hat immerhin ein jahr lang in einem „sozial benachteiligten“ viertel in new york unterrichtet. glaube kaum, dass seine aussagen in diesem interview (oder diesem) nur cooles marketing sind. (das projekt „teach for america“ gehört sowieso kritisch betrachtet. aber besser an anderer stelle.)
klar, nail75, du wolltest (wahrscheinlich) lediglich zum ausdruck bringen, dass die band langweilige musik macht. aber auch das ist natürlich nicht richtig. 
auch nicht uninteressant (wenn auch schon von 2007):
Batmanglij, who composes the band’s orchestral arrangements, notes that the band has tried to incorporate components of various ethnic and folk musics into its songs, without simply copying its musical progenitors. Batmanglij cites The Beatles as an influence, because “they played extremely popular music but at the same time drew upon Eastern and Western sources. Whereas today, rock music has killed itself by being so white bread. We’re trying to mix sounds that are old and new and sounds that are Western and that are not Western. I think that’s our vibe.” […]
As the record’s producer, Batmanglij attests, “I like to make Vampire Weekend’s sound always moving, danceable. That’s something I have heard in a lot of African music. But at the same time, I have an interest in classical music, which has a defined logic, but is still catchy and universal in a pop way. I am interested in the way classical music and pop music can intersect.”
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Dirty, dirty feet from the concert in the grass / I wanted to believe that freedom there could last (Willy Mason)