Since when did being prep become so incredibly hip? With the emergence of bands like Vampire Weekend promoting their brand of Ivy League high fashion and music, the trend is slowly assimilating into the overall domineering indie mindset. It can only be a matter of time before "The Harvard Rowing Club" releases their debut album, but until that happens, we can find ourselves thoroughly satisfied with Princeton's "Calypso Gold."The eclectic mix of Afro-Caribbean percussion, vibrant classical strings, playful lyricism and subtle baritone vocals fuse to provide an intricately soothing piece of music. The songs open with percussion and within a few seconds, bursts into a cheery, exotic melody accentuated with fragile lyrical serenades. Every tap of the keyboard complements the vocals, only to dissolve as quickly as they've begun and flourish into gentle string arrangements. Imagine every Oxford-and-collared-shirt-wearing-band you think can of, but a little more polished and a little less self-aware and you've got Princeton. The Los Angeles band has come a long way from their debut album and there could be no better proof of that than "Calypso Gold." Cheers to them.
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