Thursday Throwback is a weekly colour scheme inspired by an iconic album cover of yesteryear. This week’s throwback is the 2008 album “Vampire Weekend” by Vampire Weekend. The colours are as follows:
| Colours | HEX | RGB | HSB | CMYK | LAB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour 1 | #FFFFEB | 255, 255, 235 | 60, 8, 100 | 0, 0, 7, 0 | 99, -3, 9 |
| Colour 2 | #FFCBB9 | 255, 203, 185 | 15, 27, 100 | 0, 20, 27, 0 | 85, 15, 15 |
| Colour 3 | #FFC170 | 255, 193, 112 | 34, 56, 100 | 0, 24, 56, 0 | 82, 13, 48 |
| Colour 4 | #FEA02E | 254, 160, 46 | 33, 82, 100 | 0, 37, 81, 0 | 73, 26, 68 |
| Colour 5 | #5B1F00 | 91, 31, 0 | 20, 100, 36 | 0, 65, 100, 64 | 20, 26, 30 |
“Vampire Weekend” marks the inaugural studio album from the American rock group of the same name, Vampire Weekend. The album was launched on 29th January 2008 under the label, XL Recordings. Rostam Batmanglij, a member of the band, took charge of its production while Jeff Curtin and Shane Stoneback lent their expertise in mixing. Following a year of creating substantial online interest, this much-anticipated album was finally released, effectively highlighting the band’s unique fusion of indie pop, chamber music and Afropop influences.
The album made a notable entry at number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. It climbed to its highest position, number 15, during its eleventh week on the UK chart. The album also achieved recognition in Australia, reaching number 37. The album’s promotion was supported by several singles including “Mansard Roof,” “A-Punk,” “Oxford Comma,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” and “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance.” Time magazine acknowledged it as the fifth best album of 2008 and Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as the 56th best album of that decade.
The album’s recording took place in a variety of settings, including a barn, the residences of two band members, and the Tree Fort studio in Brooklyn. It creatively draws inspiration from African pop genres such as soukous and Congolese rumba, integrating string arrangements and harpsichords into its composition. The group has playfully labelled this unique fusion of indie music, afropop and chamber pop as “Upper West Side Soweto.”
The album’s cover features a depiction of the chandelier in St. Anthony Hall, a fraternity and literary society at Columbia University. The photo used is a Polaroid picture taken during one of the band’s early shows at the venue.
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