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, 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-inch UK singles onto one CD.

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

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

Aleksandra Campesinos! – vocals, keyboard
Ellen Campesinos! – bass guitar
Gareth Campesinos! – vocals, glockenspiel
Harriet Campesinos! – violin, keyboard
Neil Campesinos! – guitar
Ollie Campesinos! – drums
Tom Campesinos! – lead guitar
David Newfeld – producer
Luke Jones - engineer (Tracks 4 and 6)^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

Los Campesinos!

Gareth Jason Kim Neil Rob Tom Aleksandra Ellen Harriet Ollie

Studio albums	Hold on Now, Youngster... We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed Romance Is Boring Hello Sadness No Blues

Live albums	A Good Night for a Fist Fight

EPs	Hold on Now, Youngster Sticking Fingers into Sockets All's Well That Ends A Los Campesinos! Christmas

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" "Songs About Your Girlfriend" "Tiptoe Through the True Bits" "A Doe to a Deer" "What Death Leaves Behind" "Avocado, Baby"

Related articles	Arts & Crafts Wichita Cardiff music scene

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