Los Campesinos! News and Photos

Amity Beach :: "Sunday Nights to Infinity" and "Avalanches" [Premiere]

Mon, June 10 2013 9:01am - Source: 32feet/second

We are proud to hold the world premiere of the latest double-sided single from Amity Beach , a band with a name that evokes one of the most famous tropes of summer - a marauding, homicidal shark set against the pragmatic and alarmist town sheriff.

Los Campesinos! Announce New Album

Tue, June 04 2013 11:48am - Source: The Quietus

Los Campesinos! are heading into the studio to record a new album, report The Line Of Best Fit. The band will head to Bangor's Bryn Derwen studios in their native Wales to lay down their fifth album, their first recording since the departure of previous bass player Ellen Campesinos!.

Los Campesinos! head to studio to record fifth album

Wed, May 29 2013 1:34pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Indie-pop miserablists, Los Campesinos! have revealed they're studio-bound for the recording of their fifth full-length and follow-up to 2011′s Hello Sadness.

Slow Show: The Evolution Of The National

Fri, May 24 2013 1:18pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Everyone has their own moment: the time, personal to them and them alone, when The National connected.

Label Profile: Arts & Crafts

Wed, May 01 2013 11:51am - Source: ClashMusic.com

There is an argument that the internet has diluted the importance of the record label, that the ability to self finance, self release has rendered the label structure redundant.

Today's Hotness: Los Campesinos, ISAN, Speedy Ortiz

Thu, April 25 2013 3:20am - Source: clicky clicky music blog

Cardiff-based indie pop heroes Los Campesinos delivered in a big way today on a surprise they've been teasing for a couple weeks.

Los Campesinos! announce first live album

Wed, April 24 2013 6:35pm - Source: NME

Los Campesinos! have announced the release of their first live album later this year.

Review of Shout Out Louds’ Optica and giveaway

Wed, April 24 2013 12:45pm - Source: Chromewaves

Frode & Marcus I get why people have such affection for Shout Out Louds' 2005 debut Howl Howl Gaff Gaff ; the way it tapped into the scrappy, garage-rock sound in vogue at the time but rather than the insouciant attitude that typically came with the aesthetic, it offered a wide-eyed and sincere charm and stood apart from the pack for it.

Various - Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013

Tue, April 23 2013 6:58pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

It turns out it's really hard to review a compilation album.

Various – Arts & Crafts: 2003 – 2013

Mon, April 15 2013 7:26am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

It'd be slightly too much to say that the success (critical or commercial) of the Canadian music industry rises or falls on what happens with the Arts & Crafts record label, but they're pretty damn important – of that there can be no doubt.

Book Notes - Evan Roskos "Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets"

Wed, March 13 2013 5:40pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Song of the Day: Turnpike Glow - 1986

Wed, March 13 2013 1:08pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription.

New Music: Parenthetical Girls – “Sympathy For Spastics” (Los Campesinos! remix) (CoS Premiere)

Mon, February 04 2013 8:44pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Portland experimental pop band Parenthetical Girls have compiled their five Privilige EPs into one full-length collection, conveniently-titled Privilege (Abridged).

Review: Trans Musicales 2012

Mon, January 14 2013 6:32pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Established in 1979 by maverick promoter Jean-Louis Broussard, Recountuer Trans Musicales de Rennes has since become a veteran of the festival scene.

20 albums for 2013

Fri, January 04 2013 10:30am - Source: Sweeping the Nation

Responsible for two luscious, detailed emotional charges of albums, Rolf Klausener put The Acorn on hiatus for a year and then, with a reworked lineup, started work on a new record in the autumn.

The 10 best late-night TV performances of 2012

Thu, December 20 2012 12:23pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Here's a rundown of the very best in late-night TV talk-show live performances. 1.

Los Campesinos! - Live At Islington Assembly Hall, London

Mon, December 17 2012 3:57pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Even before 9:15pm, we all knew this was going to be a special night.

Clicky Clicky's Top Songs Of 2012: Jay Edition

Mon, December 17 2012 4:49am - Source: clicky clicky music blog

2012 provided another year of incredible music, from both Boston bands and the wider world.

STN Albums Of The Year 50-46

Sat, December 15 2012 12:21pm - Source: Sweeping the Nation

Tigercats aren't quite an indiepop band template, but then they're not quite not either.

Shorties (Literature's Top Party Hosts, Los Campesinos's New Holiday Song, and more)

Thu, December 13 2012 2:00pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Guardian lists the best party hosts in literature.

Thirteen for '13

Thu, December 13 2012 12:18pm - Source: Sweeping the Nation

Before the look back at 2012 starts, like so many others, a quick look forward to 2012, thirteen artists who we reckon are set fair for big years, maybe not commercially but almost definitely qualitatively.

Listen: Los Campesinos! – “A Doe to a Deer”

Wed, December 12 2012 7:02pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Not letting Sufjan Stevens or Casiokids have all the fun this holiday season, Los Campesinos! have offered up a free Christmas tune of their own titled "A Doe to a Deer." A solid addition to the indie rock Winter Wonderful playlist you've been building over the past couple of weeks, you can listen and download the song below.

A Letter From... Wales #6

Thu, November 22 2012 2:50pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

For those of you already geared up for the festive season, I bring you an early Christmas present in the shape of some great Welsh music (with a healthy bit of Ghana-ish... garnish. No?).

Album Review: So Cow/Squarehead – Out of Season

Wed, November 14 2012 1:09pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Few pop or punk bands have pulled off a successful split record quite like Squarehead and So Cow.

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos leads support messages for Alt-J on Mercury win

Fri, November 02 2012 3:21pm - Source: NME

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has led the list of people lining up to congratulate Alt-J on their Barclaycard Mercury Prize win last night.

Review & Photos: Treasure Island Music Festival 2012

Wed, October 17 2012 10:21pm - Source: The Bay Bridged

The sixth annual Treasure Island Music Festival took place this past weekend, and yet again proved a major success, with a diverse lineup of musicians performing enjoyable sets at one of the most beautiful festival venues in the world.

ON AN ON

Sat, October 13 2012 2:09am - Source: The Recommender

Music bloggers aren't music journalists, anyone that calls us such is being a little unfair on all those real critics, with their professional qualifications and, well, you know, paid jobs and all that.

Rdio Playlist: Los Campesinos!

Tue, October 09 2012 8:05pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

In part 1 of our 3-part Rdio playlist series showcasing bands heading to Austin City Limits this weekend, Gareth from the Welsh hearts-out indie rockers Los Campesinos! drops off this set of tunes for us.

Among Brothers Confirm I Am Certain Single

Tue, October 09 2012 5:31pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

Cardiff based chamber pop sextet AMONG BROTHERS have confirmed the release of a double a-side single I Am Certain/I Do Not Believe for November 19th through Too Pure Singles club.

This Many Boyfriends - This Many Boyfriends

Fri, October 05 2012 12:32pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

With a squeal of feed-back, a riff of purest indie-disco and Richard Brooke's crisp first line, " You love pop songs about love more than being in love in the first place ", This Many Boyfriends and their self-titled debut album burst out of the speakers in a blast of nostalgia, the sound of a beleaguered genre returning to the modern day, a return to the indie of old.

Echo Lake – The Lexington, London 01/10/12

Thu, October 04 2012 9:31am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

A band's debut album release is their first creative milestone but when tragedy hits, the realisation that there is simply more to life than music is undeniable, despite what High Fidelity tells us.

Antibang - New Waves

Mon, October 01 2012 7:32am - Source: Breaking More Waves

Today we introduce a new band that frankly have us a little perplexed, but intrigued.

A Letter From... Wales #5

Thu, September 27 2012 2:13pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

The weather may be terrible, the novelty Christmas jumpers already creeping towards the front of your wardrobe and the festival season over, but not in wonderful Wales (well, only really the festival bit. The weather isn't looking too great here either).

ON AN ON: "Ghosts" (YACHT Remix) (Prefix Premiere)

Thu, September 20 2012 5:17pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Earlier this year, Chicago outfit Scattered Trees scattered to the wind.

Los Campesinos! book Christmas date

Thu, September 20 2012 10:40am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Los Campesinos! will wrap up their touring activity promoting 2011′s 'Hello Sadness' via a special Christmas concert, after which they'll begin recording a new LP.

Los Campesinos! announce final show before recording new album

Wed, September 19 2012 9:17am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Los Campesinos! have announced a London show set for this coming December.

Allo Darlin, Tigercats,Martha at Kings College London

Sun, September 16 2012 10:09pm - Source: Buzzin Music Blog

Allo Darlin' are starting to make waves in the small pond that is the UK twee indie revival.

Hey Sholay – ((O))

Wed, September 12 2012 7:47am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Hotly tipped indie rockers Hey Sholay at last unfurl their debut, ((O)) , after a slew of tantalising titbits which piqued the interests of pretty much everyone at BBC Radio and a plethora of other important tastemakers.

Nosferatu D2 Legacy Revisited, Remastered Recording Of Final Show Now Available From Audio Antihero

Mon, September 10 2012 2:58am - Source: clicky clicky music blog

The legacy of largely overlooked but wholly genius indie rock duo Nosferatu D2 has experienced yet another unlikely echo, as an enterprising reporter with PRI's "The World" radio program last month once more amplified the startling singularity of the defunct Croydon, England band.

Turnpike Glow: The TVD First Date

Thu, September 06 2012 4:37pm - Source: The Vinyl District

"It was an autumn afternoon Sicily, when I left home to check out my friend's brand new Technics SL-1200 turntable. My mother was under the impression we were doing our homework, but we spent the entire afternoon listening to Black Sunday by Cypress Hill." "I immediately fell in love with that album and clearly recall the goose bumps caused by B-Real's high pitched vocals. It sounded like a hawk on crack, with a runny nose and an arrow up its bottom.

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