Contra (album)

Contra
Studio album by Vampire Weekend
Released	January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
Recorded	2008–2009
Studio	Treefort (Dumbo, Brooklyn) Topetitud (Mexico City, Mexico) Avatar (Manhattan) Hicks and Joralemon (Brooklyn)
Genre	Pop worldbeat synth-pop indie
Length	36:40
Label	XL
Producer	Rostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend chronology
Vampire Weekend (2008) Contra (2010) Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
Singles from Contra
"Horchata" Released: October 5, 2009 "Cousins" Released: November 17, 2009 "Giving Up the Gun" Released: February 19, 2010 "Holiday" Released: June 7, 2010 "White Sky" Released: August 16, 2010 "Run" Released: December 13, 2010

Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. It was preceded by the 2009 singles "Horchata" and "Cousins."

The album received critical praise and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork in August 2014.^[1]