The Walkmen

Background information
Origin	New York City/Washington, D.C., United States
Genre(s)	Indie Rock Garage Rock Surf Rock Post-punk Revival
Years active	2000—present
Label(s)	Bella Union Fat Possum Records Fierce Panda Records StarTime International Record Collection Gigantic Records
Associated acts	Jonathan Fire*Eater Flashy Python The Recoys
Website	Website
Members
Hamilton Leithauser
Paul Maroon
Walter Martin
Peter Bauer
Matt Barrick

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Vampire Weekend Sued Over 'Contra' Album Cover

July 16, 2010

Vampire Weekend have been sued by the model who appears on the cover of their second album ‘Contra’, it’s been reported.

The artwork for the album - released earlier this year - features a picture of Kirsten Kennis taken by photographer Tod Brody in 1983.

In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Kennis claims she didn’t sign the photographic release authorising the band to use the image.

TMZ reports that Kennis blames the band for not verifying the legitimacy of the release.

The model is suing Vampire Weekend and Brody for $2million. The band have yet to comment.

(by Jason Gregory)

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