Sticking Fingers into Sockets

Sticking Fingers into Sockets
EP by Los Campesinos!
Released 3 July 2007
Recorded Stir Studios, Cardiff
Warwick Hall, Cardiff
Genre Indie pop
Length 16:02
Label Wichita Recordings
Arts & Crafts
Producer David Newfeld
Los Campesinos! chronology
Hold On Now, Youngster
(2006)		 Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
(2007)		 Hold on Now, Youngster...
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
A.V. Club (A)[2]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[3]
Popmatters (8/10)[4]
Stylus (B+)[5]

Sticking Fingers into Sockets is a compilation by Cardiff-based Indie pop group Los Campesinos!. It collects their two previously-released 7" UK singles onto one CD.

"Frontwards" is a cover of a song by Pavement which first appears on Pavement's 1992 EP Watery, Domestic.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gareth Campesinos! and Tom Campesinos!, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives"   2:18
2. "It Started With A Mixx"   1:19
3. "Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)"   3:20
4. "Frontwards" (Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg) 2:18
5. "You! Me! Dancing!"   6:12
6. "Clunk-Rewind-Clunk-Play-Clunk"   0:35

Release history

Date Country Label (Cat#)
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) United States/Canada Arts & Crafts (A&C025)
August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27) United Kingdom Wichita Recordings (WEBB147)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ A.V. Club review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Popmatters review
  5. ^ Stylus review
  6. ^ Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
  7. ^ Sticking Fingers into Sockets by Los Campesinos! on MSN Music
  8. ^ Sticking Fingers into Sockets: Information and Much More from Answers.com
  9. ^ Los Campesinos! : Sticking Fingers into Sockets - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Los Campesinos!
Ellen • Gareth • Jason • Kim • Neil • Rob • Tom
Aleksandra • Ollie • Harriet
Studio albums
EPs
Hold on Now, Youngster • Sticking Fingers into Sockets • All's Well That Ends
Singles
"We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives"/"Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)" • "You! Me! Dancing!" • "The International Tweexcore Underground" • "Death to Los Campesinos!" • "My Year in Lists"" • "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" • "There Are Listed Buildings" • "Romance Is Boring" • "Kindle A Flame In Her Heart" • "By Your Hand" • "Hello Sadness"
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