Rostam has shared the original version of “Campus,” which originally appeared on Vampire Weekend’s debut album in 2008. In a letter accompanying the release, Rostam explained how he wrote most of the song in December of 2005 while a student at Columbia University (did you know that Vampire Weekend went to Columbia University?), shortly before the band formed. He also mentioned that it was inspired by Robyn’s “Be Mine” and that the string part was recorded in his dorm room. “It’s just one cellist and one violinist that I built up into an ensemble with multi-tracking.”
The song, alongside the original instrumental, will be released as a limited edition heavyweight 7-inch. 51 percent of the proceeds from the master recording of “Campus (Original Version)” will be donated to Palestine Legal, The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and Sudanese American Physicians Association. Listen to the original version of “Campus” below, and pre-order the 7-inch here.
