If you were in any doubt where Vampire Weekend get their air of Wes Anderson soundtrack, Rostam Batmanglij of the band lays it out for you on ‘Wood’, a fancy solo effort with tabla and running Eastern strings posted on his Tumblr.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
