Vampire Weekend

Mixing well-read indie rock with Afro-pop, ska, hip-hop, '80s pop, and more, Vampire Weekend has helped define the sound of indie music from the 2000s onward. After establishing the foundations of their lively, literate style with 2008's Vampire Weekend, they quickly grew from music blog favorites into a chart-topping act: They're the first indie group to have two consecutive albums (2010's Contra and 2013's Modern Vampires of the City, their first Grammy-winning album) enter the Billboard 200 at number one. On each of their albums, Vampire Weekend complemented their signature...