Los Campesinos! Announce Tour With Girls, Departure Of A Campesino


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Welsh indie rawkers Los Campesinos! delivered some bittersweet news today via their blog, announcing that while an August tour has been scheduled, it will be the last for bandmember Aleks Campesinos!.
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The Rumors Were True: Lollapalooza Line-Up Confirmed


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At last, the Lollapalooza rumors are put to rest — Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon and (of course) Jane’s Addiction will be headlining this year’s festival, along with an impressive cast of supporting bands, Lollapalooza organizers confirmed today.
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Bowling With The Band - Los Campesinos!


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Video feature by Maia Stern

When we heard Los Campesinos! was hitting the States in support of We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, we got giddy with excitement. After all, their debut LP was our pick for the fourth best record of 2008. With their joyful demeanor and English beer drinking abilities in tow, The Cardiff, Wales septet proved to be the perfect band to take bowling.
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Hold On Now, Youngster…


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
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We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed


The follow-up to the exceptional Hold On Now, Youngster, Los Campesinos!’ We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, can best be described as an off the wall indie rock jamboree brimming with youthful energy.
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