The blogosphere, and Pitchfork, and just about everybody, has a lump in their pants for New York’s Vampire Weekend. They’re a bunch of well-to-do, Topsiders-wearing university lads, making Afro-influenced pop songs. The self-titled album is garnering rave reviews, and the band has generated a hailstorm of hype.

Sooo, fair End Hits readers, we present you with the evidence in the form of two YouTube videos, one a video made from a studio recording, and the other an impromptu live performance. What sayest you about Vampire Weekend? A by-product of marketing and spin? Or a genuinely good band?

Exhibit A:

“A-Punk” video

Exhibit B:

“Oxford Comma,” live on MTV Sessions

Further evidence can be gathered at the band’s show at Doug Fir on March 25th. In the meantime, post your thoughts by clicking on the little “Comments” box, just there.