Vampire Weekend have made a track from their keenly awaited sophomore album available for free download.

‘Horchata’ ia the opening track of Contra, and is a typically jaunty, cleverly written and arranged song that manages to make the line "I look psychotic in a balaclava" fly. Just about. The download is a zip file containing the mp3 and exclusive artwork.

Download: Vampire Weekend – Contra [XL Recordings]

Contra is due out via XL Recordings on January 12, 2010; for more information on the record, click here.