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Vampire Weekend’s ‘Capricorn,’ Reviewed by a Capricorn
Finally, something for us goats.
But on “Capricorn,” singer Ezra Koenig (an Aries; typical front-man behavior) takes a “still waters run deep” approach to our maligned sign and creates something soft and beautiful. The verses all end the same: “I know you’re tired of tryin’ / Listen clearly, you don’t have to try.” The Capricorn brand is too grind-set-coded: all about working hard, trudging forward, and pushing through. Of course, when the new album’s liner notes are released, I’m sure it will be revealed that all of this is some reference to a specific figure of New York history and I’ve missed the mark entirely, because Capricorns can’t have nice things.
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