Vampire Weekend Masters “Contra” at The Lodge

Indie-pop band Vampire Weekend returned to NYC’s The Lodge to master their sophomore album, Contra, with chief mastering engineer Emily Lazar and assistant Joe LaPorta.

Pictured at The Lodge are (l-r): Joe LaPorta, Vampire Weekend lead singer/guitar player Ezra Koenig, Emily Lazar and VP’s Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards/guitars), Chris Baio (bass) and Chris Tomson (drums).

Contra‘s first single and lead-off track, “Horchata,” was released as a free download on the band’s website. Download it here. The full album will be released on January 12, 2010 through XL Recordings.

Vampire Weekend also mastered their eponymous debut at The Lodge, which has also mastered records by David Bowie, Björk, The Shins, Lou Reed, RZA (Wu Tang Clan), Vampire Weekend, Garbage, Depeche Mode, Tiësto, Vanessa Carlton, Morrissey, BT, Natalie Merchant, The Prodigy, Destiny’s Child, and Moby – among many others.

For more on The Lodge, visit: http://www.thelodge.com

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