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Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! are a critically acclaimed seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record titled We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, in October that year. Whilst many consider it to be an album due to its length, the band ... have always referred to it as a 'record' or EEP (extended EP) due to contractual and artistic reasons. Their second official album, entitled Romance Is Boring, was released on 1 February 2010. Their fourth full-length release, Hello Sadness was released on 14 November 2011. The band toured the US & UK extensively throughout 2012. The group came together at Cardiff University in 2006, originally consisting of Neil Turner on guitar, Ellen Waddell on bass guitar, and Ollie Briggs on drums. In March 2006, Tom Bromley joined the band, assuming the role of lead guitarist, later followed by Gareth David - who became the band's principal lyricist - on lead vocals and glockenspiel, Harriet Coleman on violin and keyboard, and finally Aleksandra Berditchevskaia on vocals, keyboards, and melody horn. According to Tom, he met Neil after overhearing him discussing Sufjan Stevens at a club. The band's earliest compositions were long pieces in the style of post-rock, though no recordings from this era are known to circulate publicly. The word campesino in Spanish translates to "peasant" or "country person." All members of the band refer to their surnames as Campesinos!. The band performed their first gig on 8 May 2006 at a student union club night; they 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. See more [+]

Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks |||||

When the smaller picture's the same as the bigger picture, y...

Romance Is Boring |||||

Darling, I'm with St. Bernard's And we're scouring the Alps ...

By Your Hand |||||

By your hand is the only end I foresee I have been dreaming ...

Four Seasons |||||

When I come home it will be with, someone else's blood on my...

Hello Sadness |||||

A wish bone hangs between your breasts I hope you haven?t pu...

In Medias Res |||||

But let's talk about you for a minute With the vomit at your...

It Started With A Mixx |||||

Trying to find the perfect match between pretentious and pop...

Life Is A Long Time |||||

My brown eyes, two pools of mud Resting in two dark moons, t...

Selling Rope Swan Dive To Estuary |||||

As I swan dive into the estuary, the birds do not flinch at ...

To Tundra |||||

Meet me at St. Nicholas That sway like pig-tailed girls As s...

Too Many Flesh Suppers |||||

They found two dogs hung from electrical pylons, by their hi...

What Death Leaves Behind |||||

Verse I was the first match struck at the first cremation, y...

Who Fell Asleep In |||||

She turned her back on the church and put all her faith in m...

2007 The Year Punk Broke My Heart |||||

Me, in your back garden With my Walkman tucked inside my for...

This Is How You Spell Hahaha We Destroyed The Hopes And Dreams Of A Generation Of Faux-Romantics |||||

I hate the stench of coffee on your breath And I hate to fee...

A Portrait Of The Trequartista As A Young Man |||||

Now is time to take recourse To drag my bones from 'neath hi...

Baby I Got The Death Rattle |||||

We burnt all the skin From the palm of my hands With an old ...

O Frio da Serra |||||

Eu trago comigo um canto serrano Que até o fim do ano eu vol...

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