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• New Los Campesinos! Video: "Hello Sadness"

  

  Los Campesinos! have a new album out today, titled 'Hello Sadness', and have released an accompanying video for their first excellent single, also called "Hello Sadness". It's a slightly … Read More »

   
 
 

Release Date: November 27, 2007
Los Campesinos! offer us an early preview of what's to come in 2008 with their first concept single, The International Tweexcore Underground. Together with it's superb b-sides, it forms a narrative package fit for Los Campesinos! anticipated comeback.

Who better to explain the rhyme and/or reason behind their conceptual thinking than the band themselves...

"The A-Side of this disc is the afore mentioned track, which, in short, is a story of a friendship of two opposites and how they are in the best band in the world, one embracing things that are, shall we say (and you would almost definitely say) 'twee' (yuck) and the other embracing music that is... not so.

This led us to the genius idea of creating a B-side for both of these people, and covering songs that each in turn would like by musicians that are name-checked in the song. You must understand that this is a decision based on art, and not on us being too rubbish to write our own B-sides. So, now we have LC! playing the Amelia Fletcher/Calvin Johnson duet of Heavenly track 'C Is The Heavenly Option' and on the other hand LC! stick it to the man with our rendition of Black Flag's 'Police Story'. Pretty Rad huh?

And so, the concept single is born (yeh, it's ALL down to us) and a new generation of Henry Rollins fans will want us killed. Sweet thing.

Love and punk,
Los Campesinos!"

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• EppiXrocK said:

  nice!... buenos Nov 29

• Tabs said:

  wonderful Aug 06

• McKenzie said:

  i lovee youuu guyss! Apr 17

• emalie said:

  OF ALL TIME. Mar 05

• tamberineinthesnow47 said:

  all.of.your.songs.are.my.favorite. i love your guys sound its soo unique..im pumped your coming to new england sooon! Feb 24

• BASIK said:

  DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! Jan 31

• Jeff...music said:

  Easily one of the best bands ever. Dec 05

• pSyChiC_HeArTs said:

  move ur ass yall!!!! Oct 23

• thepermanentann said:

  You guys are AHMAYZING. :D Aug 28

• Jenny Barboni said:

  so cool :) Aug 17

• Constance Fo Sho. said:

  Los Campesinos! owns my heart forever and ever. Hold On Now, Youngester...is probably one of the best and wittiest albums ever made. Jul 25

• Davezilla said:

  May 30th was a very amazing and surreal experience, thanks to your amazing band Please come to Vermont again! P.S. I think the drunken military guys enjoyed you aswell!! May 04

• Haley Krueger said:

  Saw you guys in Madison last Friday. Amazing show! Love you guys ^-^ Feb 09

• BREEEEEtt said:

  pwnage! you guys are so good! Jan 14

• erin*obliterated said:

  pretty much pee-your-pants good =] Oct 23