New and Notable: Vampire Weekend

American alternative rock band Vampire Weekend has released what is technically the second single from their forthcoming album Contra. The Cousins single follows the Internet release of Horchata (right), which was made available as a free download from the band’s website.

The music video for Cousins debuted online yesterday. The cover for the single is a photograph that appears to be have benen taken during the filming of the video. It features the band performing in an alley and being showered by confetti. The track on which the camera and the band moved during filming can be seen on the cover. It is a very interesting use of a filmmaking technique that usually remains invisible to the viewer.