Vampire Weekend's new album to be 'dark and gritty'

The follow up to their highly acclaimed album 'Contra' will be darker and gritty claims uncut.com. Batmanglij has been quoted saying
"It's certainly darker and grittier than 'Contra'. A lot of these songs are about conflict, they're about the choices we can make, being able to do what we want with our lives."

The album is looking likely to be out late 2013 or summer at the earliest. You can even watch one of these songs, they played 'Unbelievers' on Jimmy Kimmel Live back in late 2012.