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Los Campesinos! — We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) November 28, 2008 5:39 pm
Los Campesinos! only released their debut full-length Hold On Now Youngster… earlier this year, but that hasn't slowed them down from releasing their second album. The tracks on We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed were recorded over 11 days last June with John Goodmanson (Death Cab For Cutie, Nada Surf) and were meant to be B-sides for upcoming...
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Los Campesinos! Nearly Get Upstaged

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) May 26, 2008 11:30 am
Nothing wins over music nerds faster than a song that mixes fun with education. Tracks like "Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas)" propelled They Might Be Giants to geek-stardom and it's a safe bet that New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis is heading down the same path. He and his band The Jitters weren't the night's...
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Los Campesinos! — Hold On Now, Youngster...

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) February 19, 2008 5:18 pm
There was a short-lived trend a few years ago where a large sect of indie rock bands wanted to make music you could really dance to. Los Campesinos!, with their infectious, desperate gang vocals and noisy instrumentation, could bring the trend back. Their full-length debut is lyrically engaging — the song titles alone ("We Are All Accelerated...
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Los Campesinos! — Sticking Fingers Into Sockets

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) July 24, 2007 2:20 pm
It's a safe bet that when upstart Toronto label Arts & Crafts signs an overseas band, they've discovered something pretty special. Formed only a short time ago at the U.K.'s Cardiff University, it's evident that Los Campesinos! already know what good pop music is supposed to sound like. If there are any awards given out in 2007 for best song...
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LISTEN: Stream the new Los Campesinos! album Hello Sadness

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By Jon Pappo (CHARTattack) November 7, 2011 1:53 pm
The joyfully bleak U.K. indie pop group Los Campesinos! are highly divisive.  While their striking debut Hold On Now, Youngster (and subsequent EP We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed) earned them a great deal of praise, some listeners also accused the band of being 'one-note'. The under-appreciated follow-up Romance is Boring proved otherwise,...
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I Read The News Today... For July 21, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 21, 2011 3:06 pm
Adele, Kanye West and Katy Perry lead the nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator is also up for an award, and apparently "cried" when he heard about his nomination. Awww. See, guys? Homophobic misogynistis have feelings, too. Gwar's Oderus Urungus used to periodically appear on Fox News' late night Red Eye...
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I Read The News Today... For May 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 4, 2011 3:28 pm
The full lineup for this year's Sled Island Music Festival has been revealed, along with the main stage's schedule. Calgarians, freak out. Read it and weep, rest of Canada. The Sheepdogs, who are in the final round of Rolling Stone's choose the cover contest, have recorded a new tune with Fountains Of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger. You can hear...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 13, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 13, 2010 5:41 pm
Dallas Green has announced his first ever Australian tour with his City And Colour project. He'll head down under in April. —cityandcolour.ca A Place To Bury Strangers have remixed Holy Fuck's "Red Lights." Hear a whole bunch of screaming, distorted guitars overtop of it below: Julie Doiron's announced a brief tour of the Maritimes, Ontario...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 24, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 24, 2010 1:31 pm
Kasabian celebrated the end of their tour in support of last year's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum by gatecrashing two weddings with Noel Gallagher. We're guessing there was plenty of booze involved and the language got quite... appropriately filthy. —The Sun My Morning Jacket, R.E.M. and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom...
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I Read The News Today... For Aug. 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 16, 2010 11:48 am
Van Halen's infamous 1982 backstage rider banning brown M&Ms from their dressing room has finally surfaced online. We're not entirely sure why the band specifically requested "herring in sour cream" be on the menu, nor why they needed a tube of KY Jelly, either, but hey. —The Smoking GunDeadmau5 will be MTV's house...
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Los Campesinos! — Romance Is Boring

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) January 28, 2010 5:54 pm
There's a song title on Romance Is Boring that suitably sums up the way I felt after listening to this latest Los Campesinos! full-length: "I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know." This is definitely the most eclectic release the British seven-piece have churned out. Opening track "In Medias Res" nearly stalls at its midpoint, morphing...
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Los Campesinos! — "Romance Is Boring"

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By CHARTattack Staff January 19, 2010 12:35 pm
Los Campesinos!'s video for the title track to the upcoming Romance Is Boring sees woman cry her eyes out over her boyfriend/husband/whatever's drinking and couch potato habits... until she gets a baseball bat, of course. Romance Is Boring is out Jan. 26. Check out these other Los Campesinos! videos on CHARTattack: "There Are Listed...
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Los Campesinos! Garth Campesinos' Top Five Albums Of 2009

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By Gareth Campesinos (CHARTattack) January 5, 2010 3:50 pm
1. FORMER GHOSTS Fleurs I've followed Freddy since he was This Song Is A Mess But So Am I. When we were getting together contributions for the We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed 'zine in 2008, I got in touch with him through an email on his blog, asking if he'd be able to contribute something. It never worked out. I think Freddy was happy, and kind...
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Los Campesinos! Think Romance Is Boring

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 26, 2009 1:06 pm
Los Campesinos!'s third album, Romance Is Boring, will be released Jan. 26 through Arts & Crafts. The disc was produced by John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Wu-Tang Clan) and follows last year's We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed. Romance Is Boring was recorded in Seattle, Connecticut and Wales and is the Welsh septet's first album to feature...
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Los Campesinos! — "There Are Listed Buildings"

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By CHARTattack Staff October 5, 2009 4:58 pm
Here's the new Los Campesinos! video for "There Are Listed Buildings," a new track from the Welsh septet. It will most likely appear on the band's as-yet-untitled third album, which should be out early next year.
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Los Campesinos! — "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future"

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By CHARTattack Staff September 9, 2009 10:57 am
Los Campesinos! are as prolific as they are numerous. The Welsh septet have released a surprise single called "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future." The video finds the band partying on a beach, drinking beer. It's not known if this single will appear on Los Campesinos!' upcoming third album, which they've been recording in...
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Los Campesinos! Have Amnesia

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 27, 2009 12:50 pm
Los Campesinos! not only released two albums last year, but spent a good deal of time touring in support of them. But the Welsh septet can't quite seem to take any time off, and are already working on their third LP. The band are working with producer John Goodmanson (Hanson, Sleater-Kinney), who previously oversaw last year's We Are Beautiful,...
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Los Campesinos! Tour North America

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 9, 2009 3:27 pm
Los Campesinos! will tour North America in support of their recently released sophomore album, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed. The tour includes Canadian stops in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The band will play a few American dates with Titus Andronicus in February before they head to Mexico in early March. The septet will also play the...
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The Bicycles Remain #1

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) December 16, 2008 2:25 pm
The winter blahs hit the campus radio charts this week, as the tradition of the number of chart contributors declining in the lead-up period to the holiday season continues. The Bicycles' Oh No, It's Love continues to hold down the fort at the top of the top 50 chart for a second week. B.A. Johnston's Stairway To Hamilton blasts up 14 places...
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Free Los Campesinos! Track

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 24, 2008 11:33 am
Los Campesinos! will release their sophomore album, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, on Tuesday, but we're giving you the chance to hear the title track now. If you head to our media section, you'll find a free download of "We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed," which is this week's CHARTtrack. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed is the Welsh...
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