Los Campesinos!
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| Los Campesinos! | |
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| Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop Indie rock |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Label(s) | Wichita Arts & Crafts |
| Members | |
| Aleksandra Campesinos! Ellen Campesinos! Gareth Campesinos! Harriet Campesinos! Neil Campesinos! Ollie Campesinos! Tom Campesinos! |
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Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales. "Los Campesinos" roughly translates as "The Farmers" (or "The Peasants") in Spanish.
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[edit] Formation and signing to Wichita: 2006
The group came together at Cardiff University in 2006, originally consisting of Neil on guitar, Ellen on bass guitar, and Ollie on drums. In March 2006, Tom joined the band, assuming the role of lead guitarist and songwriter, later followed by Gareth on vocals and glockenspiel, Harriet on violin and keyboard, and finally Aleks on vocals, keyboards, and melody horn.
The band performed their first gig on 8 May 2006 at a student union club night; they went on to play a number of increasingly well-received gigs around Cardiff. An early demo was recorded featuring the songs "Death To Los Campesinos!", "It Started With A Mixx", "Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks", and live favourite "You! Me! Dancing!". The songs were posted on the internet, bolstering the popularity established by their energetic live shows and earning them airplay on Beth & Huw's evening show on BBC Radio 1 Wales. The band's reputation continued to grow, and in August 2006 landed them a slot supporting Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene.
[edit] Debut singles and Sticking Fingers Into Sockets: 2007
In November 2006, the band were signed by Wichita Recordings, who put out their first single on 26 February 2007, a double A-side featuring new songs "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" and "Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s)". In April the band signed to Canadian label Arts & Crafts for Canadian and North American releases. In June 2007 the band released "You! Me! Dancing!" on limited edition 7" coloured vinyl, accompanied by a handful of dates playing Bath, Newport, Cardiff and London. The EP Sticking Fingers Into Sockets was released on 3 July on Arts & Crafts, produced by Broken Social Scene collaborator Dave Newfeld. The band embarked on their first full UK tour in October, preceded by the "The International Tweexcore Underground" single (released October 15th 2007).
Their debut album, titled Hold On Now, Youngster... was released in the UK and US as a digital download on February 25, 2008. Stateside release of the actual physical record is on April 1, 2008. [1] They have also embarked on a European and North American tour in support of their debut album. The NME have rated the album 6/10, praising its musicality but criticising its cohesiveness as an album (www.nme.com), but other sources, such as Pitchfork Media and Drowned in Sound, have lauded it.
They made their TV debut on Tubridy Tonight on February 9th, 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
2008: Hold on Now, Youngster...
[edit] EPs
2006: Hold on Now, Youngster
2007: Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Record label | Album | Highest chart position | |||
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| UK Singles Chart | UK Official Download Chart | ||||||
| 2007 | "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives"/"Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s)" | Wichita | Sticking Fingers Into Sockets | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "You! Me! Dancing!" | Wichita | Sticking Fingers Into Sockets | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "The International Tweexcore Underground" | Wichita | non-album release | 126 | - | ||
| 2008 | "Death to Los Campesinos!" | Wichita | Hold on Now, Youngster... | 198 | - | ||
| 2008 | "My Year in Lists" | Wichita | Hold on Now, Youngster... | - | - | ||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Official MySpace page
- Los Campesinos! on Wichita Recordings
- Los Campesinos! on Arts & Crafts
- Los Campesinos! interview with musicOMH.com
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