Overly caffeinated enthusiams abounds on Hold On Now, Youngster…, bombarding your eardrums with shout-along chant-tastic choruses, hand claps and a broad range of instrumentation randing from Glockenspiel to violins. Looking back to their previous EP, Sticking Fingers Into Sockets, I described Los Campesinos!‘ sound as if “Bis had babies with Arcade Fire.” That still remains spot on, although I’d add bits of The Go! Team and perhaps even Belle & Sebastian on a ridiculous sugar high. –Chip Adams

Arts & Crafts

1. Hold On Now, Youngster…
2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
3. Ted Leo, Belle & Sebastian Performing In NYC For Free
4. Haiku Review: The Hold Steady @ Castaways in Ithaca
5. Gorillaz & Belle And Sebastian Get Their Benefits On, Albeit Separately