Family Tree: Vampire Weekend

Inventive indie-poppers Vampire Weekend have ventured well beyond their NYC roots, first exploring bubbly Afropop with "Mansard Roof,” then branching off to collaborate with musicians from around the world. Ezra Koenig's frenetic yelps brighten up The Very Best's electro-Malawian rhythms and SBTRKT's throbbing grooves, while keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij playfully dabbles in R&B and hip-hop with Discovery.