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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (2006 – present)

Los Campesinos! are an indie pop band which formed in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom in 2006. The band consists of Gareth Campesinos! (vocals, glockenspiel, keyboards), Kim Campesinos! (vocals, keyboards), Tom Campesinos! (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Neil Campesinos! (guitar), Ellen Campesinos! (bass, vocals), Harriet Campesinos! (violin, keyboards, vocals) and Ollie Campesinos! (drums). Aleksandra Campesinos! (vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel) left the band in 2009 to focus on her study. She was replaced by Gareth’s sister Kim in September 2009. Robert Taylor, who performs solo as Sparky Deathcap, is the semi-official ninth Campesinos!. The band’s name translates to “The Peasants” (or “The Farmers”) in Spanish.

The band performed their first gig in May 2006 at a student union club night, and went on to play a number of increasingly well-received gigs around Cardiff. An early demo was recorded featuring the songs

Death To Los Campesinos!,

It Started With a Mixx,

Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks, and live favourite

You! Me! Dancing!. The songs were posted on the internet, bolstering the popularity established by their energetic live shows and earning them airplay on Beth & Huw’s evening show on BBC Radio 1 Wales. The band’s reputation continued to grow, and in August 2006 landed them a slot supporting Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene.

In November 2006, the band were signed by Wichita Recordings, who put out their first single on 26 February 2007, a double A-side featuring new songs

We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives and

Don’t Tell Me To Do The Math(s).

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indie pop, indie, british, indie rock, twee
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Top Tracks

1	There Are Listed Buildings	2,663
2	In Medias Res	2,407
3	You! Me! Dancing! full track	2,385
4	Romance Is Boring	2,306
5	Plan A	2,009
6	200-102	1,968
7	Straight In At 101	1,963
8	Death To Los Campesinos! full track	1,887
9	Who Fell Asleep In	1,819
10	Heart Swells/100-1	1,720
11	I Just Sighed. I Just sighed, just so you know	1,664
12	Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State	1,643
13	We've Got Your Back	1,634
14	My Year In Lists full track	1,545
15	We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed full track	1,527

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jonnyhomicide wrote:
6 hours ago

dear thekillingspree, why do i see you on every shoutbox? you alright. and i havent been blown away by the new one but i love the band and im sure itll grow on me so i just keep listening over and over. i do like it, just prefer the previous two instalments more so far.

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WeFlyBalloons wrote:
8 hours ago

'greatest to meh est' - this.

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shrodes wrote:
10 hours ago

I shouldn't be talking about the next album, but we need an Owen Pallett vs. Harriet Campesinos! strings battle.

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Super-Cody wrote:
10 hours ago

LC! is becoming the strokes, their albums are organized from greatest to meh est

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Hayzi22 wrote:
18 hours ago

Los Campesinos! is my favorite.

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lissymay wrote:
19 hours ago

i really love their new album and enjoyed their new take towards to their music, however i didn't enjoy it as much as the previous two, but it was still brilliant (:

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crob3888 wrote:
yesterday evening

Romance is Boring is awesome. "We need more post-coital, and less post-rock; feels like the build up takes forever, but you never get me off." Best lyric anybody is going to write in 2010.

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Introducing wrote:
Friday evening

New album is incredible, it's just a bit of a grower.

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Fackitol wrote:
Friday afternoon

What? Fuck you! You calm down.

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laurence2174 wrote:
Friday afternoon

Can we all please just calm the fuck down?

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greene1994 wrote:
Friday morning

cingus, since when has music only been available on a computer? CDs and mp3 players do exist, you know.

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kddude wrote:
Friday morning

MY YEAR IN LISTS

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shrodes wrote:
Friday morning

More love in the charts for Heat Rash plzkthx

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BigHouse08 wrote:
Friday morning

What would this webcam chat involve? Porn? Gummy bears? Normally, I wouldn't do this kind of thing, but since you love Los Campesinos!, and obviously are a real person, I shall partake.

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mythofsisyphus wrote:
Thursday afternoon

After several listens I have changed my stance on the new record. I think it is their second best (behind Hold On Now, Youngster...).

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Cingus wrote:
Thursday afternoon

@greene1994 Judging by your profile you've listened to it once. You can't have an opinion on an album after listening to it once. Jesus.

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Fackitol wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Agreed. Romance Is Boring is a good album but not as alive as other two. Is good album but worst of the three.

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thekillingspree wrote:
Thursday morning

@ chill392: then just wait until he punches you in the face and kicks you while you're on the ground. YOU'LL CUM FOR SURE!

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thekillingspree wrote:
Thursday morning

It's just noisy, and it feels (to me) the melody was sacrificed a bit, songs don't develop as interestingly as they did in previous albums. Songs tend to get boring one after another. I like it as a whole, but it's definitely the weaker one from the trio.

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Jlectric wrote:
Thursday morning

what's the problem with Romance is Boring really? It's just somewhat more sophisticated. Too much to handle?

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Food Review – Exeter 23/10/09

10 Nov 2009 | from loscampesinos.com

I enjoy playing Art Centres as they always seem to do good food. The Norwich Arts Centre we played in 2 years ago did amazing food. The Phoenix had a very fancy cafe bar which served a wide range of food. …

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