Hold on Now, Youngster...

Hold on Now, Youngster...
Studio album by Los Campesinos!
Released 22 February 2008
Recorded 2007
Genre Indie pop, noise pop
Length 42:52
Label Wichita, Arts & Crafts
Producer David Newfeld
Los Campesinos! chronology
Sticking Fingers into Sockets
(2007)		 Hold On Now, Youngster...
(2008)		 We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
(2008)
Singles from Hold on Now, Youngster...
  1. "Death to Los Campesinos!"
    Released: February 18, 2008
  2. "My Year in Lists"
    Released: May 12, 2008

Hold on Now, Youngster... is the debut album by Cardiff-based indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released in February 2008 on Wichita Recordings. It consists of 12 tracks, despite only 11 being listed. This is because "2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" appears as an unlisted track on the CD version, and as a C-side (the etched orange vinyl) on the double gatefold vinyl.[1][2] It entered the UK album charts at number 72.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA[5]
Blender[6]
Drowned in Sound9/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
MSN MusicA[9]
NME6/10[10]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[11]
Spin[12]
Uncut[13]

Initial critical response was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album was met with universal acclaim receiving an average score of 81, based on 29 reviews.[3]

Track listing

Wichita WEBB160, Arts & Crafts A&C031
No. Title Length
1. "Death to Los Campesinos!"   2:52
2. "Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats"   3:35
3. "Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)"   3:22
4. "Drop it Doe Eyes"   2:44
5. "My Year in Lists"   1:51
6. "Knee Deep at ATP"   2:49
7. "This Is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics""   4:20
8. "We Are All Accelerated Readers"   2:54
9. "You! Me! Dancing!"   6:48
10. "...And We Exhale and Roll Our Eyes in Unison"   2:50
11. "Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks"   4:31
12. "2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" (unlisted bonus track) 4:44

Release history

Date Country Label (Cat#)
February 25, 2008 United Kingdom Wichita Recordings (WEBB160)
April 1, 2008 United States/Canada Arts & Crafts (A&C031)

Notes

Charts

Charts (2008)[14] Peak
position
UK Album Charts 72
US Top Heatseekers 45

References

  1. ↑ "Los Campesinos! forum - showing album details". Los-campesinos.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Gareth, talking about album on LC! forum". Los-campesinos.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Hold On Now, Youngster by Los Campesinos!". Metacritic. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Hold on Now, Youngster... – Los Campesinos!". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Modell, Josh (7 April 2008). "Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (April 2008). "Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster ...". Blender: 80. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Passantino, Dom (19 February 2008). "Album Review: Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Simpson, Dave (22 February 2008). "Los Campesinos!, Hold On Now, Youngster". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert (April 2008). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now Youngster…". NME. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  11. ↑ Hogan, Marc (21 February 2008). "Los Campesinos!: Hold on Now, Youngster...". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Zimmerman, Shannon (April 2008). "Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster...". Spin 24 (4): 100. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster...". Uncut (130): 88. March 2008.
  14. ↑ "Los Campesinos - Hold On Now Youngster - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
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