I have had "Oxford Comma" sitting on my hard drive for a few months. My initial time through the song failed to leave an impression, so there it sat, until I randomly stumbled across it the other day.
There is no denying the simple catchiness track this track. It lacks musical complexity, which is usual a negative in my view, but Vampire Weekend keeps the rudimentary instrumental parts in supporting roles so that their lack of interest is kept out of the front listener's mind the majority of the time, a place where the keyboard and bass excel. The only misstep in the composition and arrangement (which are in most respects superb) lies at the halfway point, where they melodic reigns are handed over to the guitar player, who proceeds to take it absolutely nowhere. What makes this song take off is the quality vocal work by Ezra Koenig, who adds the badly-needly rhythmic and melodic complexity and really manages to carry the song the entire way.
Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma" [MySpace] [Last.fm] [Buy]
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