Pitchfork

Indie rock newcomers Vampire Weekend will join indie rock AARP member Stephen Malkmus in boosting the cause of Record Store Day with the release of a single. Vampire Weekend's single is a 7" with the album version of "A-Punk" on the A-side and the "rehearsal version" of "Oxford Comma" on the B-side. It will come out on April 19, aka Record Store Day.

In keeping with the Record Store Day M.O. (holding special events and offering exclusive merchandise at participating independent stores "with the purpose of celebrating the culture and unique place that they occupy both in their local communities and nationally"), the only shops that will carry the single are the ones participating in Record Store Day. Otherwise, VW completists can find the little vinyl slab at their shows and their website.

By the way, the band still has plenty of shows left, including appearances at both ATP vs. Pitchfork and the Pitchfork Music Festival. Damn, it's like we like them or something!

Vampire Weekend:

03-25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
03-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
03-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
03-29 Missoula, MT - Badlander *
03-30 Boise, ID - Neurolux *
03-31 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
04-01 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
04-03 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club *
04-04 Madison, WI - High Noon *
04-05 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
04-06 Chicago, IL - Metro *
04-11 Providence, RI - Campus Green (Brown University) #
04-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Bristol, England - Bristol Bierkeller
05-02 Birmingham, England - Academy
05-03 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
05-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
05-06 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University
05-07 Leeds, England - Cockpit
05-08 Manchester, England - Academy 2
05-09-11 Camber, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) $
05-12 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
05-13 London, England - Electric Ballroom
05-16 Brighton, England - Great Escape Festival
05-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
05-29-31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
06-07 Orlando, FL - The Social
06-08 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) %
07-25-27 Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival

* with YACHT
# with Lupe Fiasco
$ with Bon Iver, the Hold Steady, Jens Lekman, Caribou, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Black Lips, Of Montreal, Man Man, Los Campesinos!, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Times New Viking, Meat Puppets, Jay Reatard, the Black Angels, Marissa Nadler, Wooden Shjips, Deerhunter, Shit and Shine, Sebadoh, Ween, Redd Kross, Pissed Jeans, Yeasayer, Fuck Buttons, Apse, A Place to Bury Strangers, the Clientele, Black Mountain, Harmonia, Born Ruffians, Howlin Rain, Car Sick Cars, Even
% with Animal Collective, !!!, Dizzee Rascal, No Age, Atlas Sound, Fleet Foxes