Contra
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2010-01-11 |
| Genres | Indie Rock, Indie Pop |
| Labels | XL Recordings |
| Length | 36:40 |
| Ranked | #18 for 2010 , #913 all-time |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Horchata | 3:26 | - | 0 |
| 2. | White Sky | 2:58 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Holiday | 2:18 | - | 0 |
| 4. | California English | 2:30 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Taxi Cab | 3:55 | - | 0 |
| 6. | Run | 3:52 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Cousins | 2:25 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Giving Up the Gun | 4:46 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Diplomat's Son | 6:01 | - | 0 |
| 10. | I Think Ur a Contra | 4:29 | - | 0 |
| iTunes Bonus Track | ||||
| 11. | Giant | 2:50 | - | 0 |
| 12. | California English: Part 2 | 2:57 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Ezra Koenig : Lead Vocals; Guitar on "Holiday", "California English", "Run", and "Cousins"; Keyboard on "Horchata"; Piano on "I Think Ur a Contra"
- Rostam Batmanglij : Piano; background Vocals; Vocal harmonies; Keyboards; harpsichord; VSS-30; Drum; synth; sampler programming; Lead Vocals on bridge of "Diplomat's Son"; Guitar on "White Sky", "Holiday", "California English", "Taxi Cab", "Cousins", "Giving Up the Gun", "Diplomat's Son" and "I Think Ur a Contra"; shakers; hand Drum; snares on "Diplomat's Son"
- Christopher Tomson : Drums
- Chris Baio : Bass; background Vocals on "White Sky" and "California English"; additional synth on "California English"
Guest / session musicians
- Mauro Refosco : marimbas, rebolo, zabumba, shekere, shakers, auxiliary percussion on "Horchata"
- Marcus Farrar : shekere, auxiliary percussion on "Horchata"
- Libby Gery : background vocals on "Giving Up the Gun"
- Anne Donlon : background vocals on "Horchata" and "Giving Up the Gun"
- Nat Baldwin : double bass on "Horchata", "Taxi Cab" and "Giving Up the Gun"
- Jonathan Chu : violin, viola on "Horchata", "California English", "Taxi Cab" and "Diplomat's Son"
- Hamilton Berry : cello on "Horchata", "California English", "Taxi Cab", "Giving Up the Gun", "Diplomat's Son" and "I Think Ur a Contra"
- Seth Rosenfeld : cello on "Giving Up the Gun"
- Jesse Novak : additional instrumentation on "Giving Up the Gun"
- Jeff Curtin : hand drums on "Giving Up the Gun" and "I Think Ur a Contra", shakers on "I Think Ur a Contra"
- Shane Stoneback : shaker on "I Think Ur a Contra"
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