Vampire Weekend is a band from the United States. They are a special kind of band because they play a special kind of music called "indie rock". Indie rock is a style of music that is made and performed by people who don't work for big record companies, but instead they do it all on their own. Vampire Weekend creates songs that have a mix of acoustic guitar, piano, drums and synthesizers. These instruments are all made to blend together and make their songs sound unique, fun and exciting.