all goosebumps-ed out from this song. Love love love.
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 August 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
this fucking band is going to make me reopen my Livejournal account
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 August 2013 17:32 (ten years ago) link
this song is really, really good
"by your hand" is awesome though yeah. "to tundra" off the last joint is one of their best songs ever too.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 29 August 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
Hello Sadness was good enough, only OK, but I'll forever love it for lowering my expectations enough that I could be surprised and delighted by this new one. I didn't think the band had the wow factor left in them anymore.
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 August 2013 17:53 (ten years ago) link
HOLY FUCK COLOUR ME EXCITED
― a hoy hoy, Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
all of the above especially the love for to tundra and the fact that most of hello sadness wasn't as mediocre as many of us older fans felt but that after some realllllly high quality heat rash singles and this i am v psyched for this record
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
Is there a way to hear those Heat Rash singles? I would happily shell out money for them; it was dumb of me not to subscribe.
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:51 (ten years ago) link
not to my knowledge although if you email gareth at askheatrash or the official los camp account maybe he'd send you the mp3s for paypal?
if not (or if so?) send me an email
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:59 (ten years ago) link
the heat rash singles were great, but so was the tiptoe through the true bits b side they released for free through the blog and the christmas single which i don't think was a heat rash exclusive last year? doe to a deer iirc.
Heat Rash / Non Album Stuff:
Kindle a Flame in Her Heart / The Holly and the Ivy (December 2010)Heat Rash #1: Light Leaves, Dark Sees / Four SeasonsHeat Rash #2: Dreams Don't Become You / I Love You (But You're Boring)A Doe to a Deer (December 2012)Heat Rash #3: Allez Les Blues / Dumb LuckHeat Rash #4: She Crows (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #4) / To the BoneyardTiptoe Through the True Bits
Heat Rash #2 is covers and they're ok but not vital. #1 was good but not mindblowing. #3 and #4 are some of my favourite songs from that era of LC! and Doe to a Deer / Tiptoe are A+ wonderful.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
Super helpful! Thanks!
― Evan R, Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:08 (ten years ago) link
All of three and four are on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QobSHa4QTsQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44MvaT-2XzQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZsBbGPtICUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MEZem5q2nw
― devvvine, Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
aw i dont think i received hr#4
― a hoy hoy, Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:50 (ten years ago) link
a heart of stone, rind so tough it's crazy / that's why they call me the avocado, baby
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:22 (ten years ago) link
press copy? i haven't gotten my preorder yet.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 27 September 2013 20:08 (ten years ago) link
There aren't many albums lined up for the rest of the year that I'm looking forward to (at least not ones with hard release dates), so I'm trying to lower my hopes for this album, because right now they're probably way too high
― Evan R, Friday, 27 September 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
yeah gareth sent me the album
i haven't had a chance to listen to it much yet unfortunately but it sounds really good..."glue me" is my favorite i think
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 28 September 2013 06:00 (ten years ago) link
Outstanding album
― Evan R, Thursday, 17 October 2013 15:50 (ten years ago) link
This might be a Top 10 of the year for me. Really enjoying it. Every song is so tight and compact.
― Evan R, Friday, 18 October 2013 19:41 (ten years ago) link
Download link sent out to pre-orderers about 10 mins ago.
― michaellambert, Saturday, 19 October 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
no blues indeed.
gareth might have not had his heartbroken in a while.
― a hoy hoy, Sunday, 20 October 2013 11:24 (ten years ago) link
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