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A Day In The Life Of Los Campesinos!

A Day In The Life Of Los Campesinos!

Check out Josh Darr’s photos as he spent the day with Los Campesinos! at The Metro in Chicago, Ill. on January 27, 2012.  read more

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Los Campeinos!: Well-Grounded Pop

Los Campeinos!: Well-Grounded Pop

The gift of Los Campesinos! has always been pairing bleak, biting lyrics with catchy, upbeat melodies. Strings swell and the glockenspiels twinkle with exuberance behind words both vitriolic and resigned. And nobody’s more aware of this jarring juxtaposition than the band members themselves.   read more

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Watch the Video for Los Campesinos!' "Hello Sadness"

Watch the Video for Los Campesinos!' "Hello Sadness"

Seven piece indie pop group Los Campesinos! have unveiled their latest music video for their single "Hello Sadness" off of their fourth and most recent album of the same name that released today. Hello Sadness is the first Los Campesinos! album to feature the group's new drummer Jason Campesinos!.  read more

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Wichita Recordings Celebrates 10th Birthday With Vinyl Releases From Bright Eyes, Bloc Party, More

Wichita Recordings Celebrates 10th Birthday With Vinyl Releases From Bright Eyes, Bloc Party, More

London-based Wichita Recordings turns 10 this year, and to mark the occasion they'll be releasing several of their bands' albums in vinyl form as well as hosting a handful of birthday shows...  read more

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Los Campesinos! Announce U.K. Tour, Minus One Campesino

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The irreverent, zealous troupe known as Los Campesinos!, one of our 2008 picks for Best of What's Next, have announced an October tour of the U.K., just over a month after the departure of keyboardist Alek. ...  read more

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Los Campesinos!: We are Beautiful, We are Doomed

Los Campesinos!: <em>We are Beautiful, We are Doomed</em>

For a band singularly possessed by...  read more

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Los Campesinos! and Titus Andronicus plan joint tour

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A U.S. tour for Best of What's Next laureates Los Campesinos! was more a question of "when" than "if." Not ones to be content with a simple throwaway tour, they've pulled the proverbial stops out by tapping kindred punksters Titus Andronicus to join them for a passel of dates, possibly making this the best selection of a partner in at least two months....  read more

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Los Campesinos! announce We Are Beautiful extras

Los Campesinos! announce <em>We Are Beautiful</em> extras

On Nov. 11, Los Campesinos! will release their quick follow-up to last Spring's Hold On Now, Youngster... with their new disc from Arts & Crafts, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed....  read more

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22 up-and-coming artists you ignore at your own peril!

22 up-and-coming artists you ignore at your own peril!

[Above: White Rabbits]MugisonHometown: Ísafjörður, Iceland Album: Mugiboogie Why He's Worth Watching: Mugison likely embodies the person Led Zeppelin envisioned when writing “Immigrant Song.” One moment, this man from the land of the ice and snow is sounding the hammer of the gods, alternating between an infernal howl (much like Robert Plant’s) and a guttural heavy-metal groan, the next, he’s crooning to twanging guitar over eerie strings. He’s a shape-shifter and a funnyman, and Mugiboogie builds on his four previous genre-transcending works.  For Fans Of: Tom Waits, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Led Zeppelin Acceptance Speech: “When I was 14 years old, I...  read more

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