四位年青人同为大学同窗，分别是Ezra Koenig(主唱 / 结他手)、Rostam Batmanglij(键琴手)、Chris Tomson(鼓手) 和Chris Baio(低音结他手)，Vampire Weekend又是另一个透过网上音乐平台打出名堂的例子。他们深受Afro-Pop影响，尤其一种揉合Rumba与非洲节拍的音乐类型Soukous，渗透出点点热闹如嘉年华的气氛。除此之外，不少歌曲亦都带有一点Ska和Punk的色彩，足以证明他们的歌曲都趋向活力跳脱的风格。由”Vampire”令人联想到的Gothic就没有，倒是蛮贴近阳光涣散的”Weekend”心情。
Describing their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," New York City's Vampire Weekend mixes preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Taking their name from a movie Koenig made during his freshman year, the band started out by playing gigs at the university's literary societies and at parties. Word spread about Vampire Weekend's unique sound and lyrics ("Oxford Comma"'s title refers to comma use in a list of three items), buoyed by the band's self-released EPs, which they recorded in locations spanning their Columbia dorm rooms to a family barn. The buzz around Vampire Weekend reached a peak in 2007: that summer, the band embarked on their biggest tour yet, made several appearances at that year's CMJ Music Marathon, and signed with XL Records that fall. The Mansard Roof EP was Vampire Weekend's debut release for the label, followed by their self-titled first album early in 2008.