This is streaming on Pitchfork advance now
― Evan R, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 20:42 (ten years ago) link
people laugh they will call it follybut we connected like a yeboah volley
― pandemic, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
leave with all the dignityof missed Panenka penalty
― pandemic, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 13:58 (ten years ago) link
anybody else get the free download code for the A Good Night for a Fistfight live album? it's immediately telling me the code is not valid. wondering if anyone else had this problem.
― JACK SQUAT about these Charlie Nobodies (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 04:26 (ten years ago) link
This is excellent.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Friday, 6 December 2013 05:20 (ten years ago) link
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/haim-and-los-campesinos-have-the-worlds-most-indie-twitter-f
lol
― Crackle Box, Monday, 9 December 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
Being from the states I don't know what anything in that article is or means, but it all seems awful. Just awful.
― Evan R, Monday, 9 December 2013 22:39 (ten years ago) link
New album coming, new single:
https://soundcloud.com/los-campesinos/i-broke-up-in-amarante
― Evan R, Thursday, 10 November 2016 16:33 (seven years ago) link
i am enjoying the new album from unpopular beat combo los campesinos!
― devvvine, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 16:39 (seven years ago) link
Same. I wish Americans had a greater appetite for self-loathing and football metaphors. They weren't even able to tour here on the last one!
― fits, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
I really like 'Sick Scenes' too. Currently on a US tour, aren't they?
― michaellambert, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:17 (seven years ago) link
I haven't connected with this one at all :(
― Evan R, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
I'm seeing them in a few weeks. Hope this album is as good as the last one.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:30 (seven years ago) link
maybe I'm underrating it... those first three songs are killers. When the energy drops though the band seems to show its age
― Evan R, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:40 (seven years ago) link
I'm quite enjoying them settling into a few mid-tempo numbers in their advanced age, but yeah it definitely thins out on the second half.
― fits, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:43 (seven years ago) link
maybe I'm underrating it... those first three songs are killers
haven't heard the new one yet but this has been sorta the case with the last two albums. the great songs are so GREAT though
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:46 (seven years ago) link
When I saw them in december 'I Broke Up in Amarante' got maybe the biggest reception i've ever seen a new song get.
― devvvine, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:48 (seven years ago) link
they've apparently been opening their shows with "the low" which, i'd have to leave immediately for having a nervous breakdown during the first song
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:55 (seven years ago) link
the great songs are so GREAT though
I WAY overrated No Blues because it has two or three total knockouts on it; that's probably why I'm more guarded with this one. But when this band was on their game even their filler used to be gold
― Evan R, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 20:55 (seven years ago) link
they're just doing the same thing as No Blues here, with the synths a bit less prominent, but not much stands out
i really miss the noise & ambition of We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed & Romance is Boring, it's a bit strange how that all disappeared not too long afterwards with Hello Sadness
― ufo, Thursday, 23 February 2017 04:12 (seven years ago) link
That's definitely been gnawing at me. There's a 'fuck it, throw everything at the wall and see what sticks' attitude on Romance that I really miss. Feel like not being able to do the band full time took it out of them a bit. If they get to make another one maybe they should just ask Jamie Stewart to produce it.
― devvvine, Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:34 (seven years ago) link
:)
https://www.sportsalcohol.com/20-best-los-campesinos-songs-far-post-lists/
― Evan R, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:04 (seven years ago) link
good list but replace "by your hand" with "as lucerne/the low"
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:20 (seven years ago) link
xp Pretty great list, especially love your words on 'i just sighed..' which might be my favourite as well.
'in medias res', 'to tundra', 'drop it doe eyes' and 'she crows' probably the only omissions i'd fight hard for
― devvvine, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:27 (seven years ago) link
the fav i'd fight for is "i warned you: do not make an enemy of me"
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
In hindsight I'd have put "Lucerne" somewhere on my list. That's an anthem. "Do Not Make An Enemy of Me" is one of those songs I always forget I love until like 30 seconds in, and always forget I REALLY love until the chorus comes in.
Looking at the lists ppl are sharing on Twitter shows how wide the range of interest is in Romance is Boring. There's something for everybody there.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:39 (seven years ago) link
I gave the new album some space and it grew on me in a big way. Their best album since Romance is Boring. "5 Flucloxacillin" is sensational.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
would put In Medias Res and I Just Sighed... right at the top & Drop It Doe Eyes somewhere but it's good to see those WABWAD tracks in the top 5
― ufo, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 23:26 (seven years ago) link
has to be the first indie rock song with flucloxacillin in the title
― k3vin k., Thursday, 16 March 2017 00:37 (seven years ago) link
Not right to call this old ageBut it certainly ain't youth no more
― Evan R, Thursday, 18 May 2017 00:41 (seven years ago) link
Was kinda down on side B at first but have been going back to it loads recently. Might rank this above WabWad now.
― devvvine, Thursday, 25 May 2017 11:53 (seven years ago) link
This band's great trick was going from making some of the most immediate records of their era to making growers. Sick Scenes has really aged beautifully.
― Evan R, Thursday, 30 November 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
Hold On Now, Youngster turns 10 today
'Hold On Now, Youngster…' is 1️⃣0️⃣ years old today! 🎉Related commemorations and celebrations, coming soon.For now, blast it loud on your headphones one time tonight. pic.twitter.com/BqwjQzDLEL— Los Campesinos! (@LosCampesinos) February 22, 2018
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
front to back classic
― devvvine, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
yeah I'm so lucky to have this thing in my life
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
aw I remembered 'You! Me! Dancing' only just this week. What a fantastic song. What a great band. I should have spent more time with them.
― Badgers (dog latin), Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
this album saved me from trash-heap indie
― devvvine, Thursday, 22 February 2018 16:56 (six years ago) link
You Me Dancing, My Year in Lists, Death to Los Campesinos, Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks...I still play these on the regular, brilliant energy.
This and Thunder Lightning Strike by The Go! Team were my go-to mood boosters for years
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
https://goo.gl/images/1goPv3 Probably posted this in another thread, but agree/disagree with the music he loves, the Phonogram series is a good read.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
Whoops. It's the third image down in this article. One Phonogram character recommends the band to another. There's a page that follows where the second character listens to "You! Me! Dancing!" and loves it.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 22 February 2018 17:51 (six years ago) link
listened to this again today and it sounded as good as ever
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
then i was listening to some of romance is boring and it also sounded great
Those are the two that have held up the best, I think. But whenever I put on We Are Beautiful, that one sounds glorious, too. I'm really hoping some younger bands discover them and are inspired by their voraciousness.
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:45 (six years ago) link
between like crying, martha and modern baseball they've already had a pretty good influence imo
― devvvine, Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
how was their album from last year? i've been meaning to check it out (since, uh, last year).
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
it's really good, their best since Romance is Boring, but it doesn't quite deliver the youthful jolt most people probably expect from this band
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
they had a really incredible run with those first three albums
― ufo, Friday, 23 February 2018 01:03 (six years ago) link
Reissues of HONY and WABWAD out in Oct to celebrate the glorious anniversary!
http://www.loscampesinos.com/news/2018/4/11/hold-on-now-youngster-and-we-are-beautiful-we-are-doomed-to-be-remastered-and-repressed
― devvvine, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
On Saturday October 13th we’ll be playing our biggest ever UK headline show at the O2 Forum, London. MISERABILIA, as we’re calling it, will be unlike any Los Camp! gig before as we’ll be playing two sets, supporting ourselves.
The first set will be made up solely of songs from the above mentioned albums (plus maybe some other tracks from the time…) and then once we’ve towelled down and sprayed on some deodorant we’ll be back out on stage again to play another set, made up of the rest of our catalogue from the past decade of being the UK’s premiere DIY/punk/emo (delete as applicable) band.
😻
― Evan R, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
picked up a ticket, may be US shows as well:
We're really excited that you're excited, thank you.AMERICANS - please don't do anything rash and fly over like you say you're going to. We're looking into the affordability of/getting the time off work for US shows. We'll keep you posted...— Los Campesinos! (@LosCampesinos) April 11, 2018
― devvvine, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link