Our dear Los Campesinos! friends from Cardiff have overcome a lot to join us this Tuesday (May 4th) at the Showbox the Market. For days (felt like weeks!) the band was unable to leave the UK, trapped at the airport and a nearby airport hotel because of a wacky volcanic-ash-related supernatural event. The whole affair, which they playfully documented on their blog with some fine video work, made up a bit for all that worrying.
They ended up having to cancel the first few dates of their US tour, but (thankfully) they are back on track and will be in Seattle for an all-ages show on Tuesday, May 4 at the Showbox at the Market (!!!!!). Just think how amazing their rambunctious clashing of indie-pop exuberance and sophisticated post-fi will sound with all those pretty chandeliers and tiered, ample dancing room! It's going to be pretty rad indeed. As rad as a hottub full of Campesinos.
We all have our favorite LC! songs we want to hear next Tuesday. Their back catalog alone makes me weak in the knees when I think of the set list possibilities. But as far as choices from the new album, I'm counting down to seeing "A Heat Rash In The Shape Of The Show Me State; Or, Letters From Me To Charlotte" and the new album's title track (Romance is Boring) performed live. Actually, with a track-listing like this to choose from, they can't go wrong when putting together the evening's mix:
1. In Medias Res 2. There Are Listed Buildings 3. Romance Is Boring 4. We've Got Your Back 5. Plan A 6. 200 - 102 7. Straight In At 101 8. Who Fell Asleep 9. I Warned You: Do Not Make An Enemy Of Me 10. Heart Swells / 100-1 11. I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know 12. A Heat Rash In The Shape Of The Show Me State; Or, Letters From Me To Charlotte 13. The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future 14. This Is A Flag. There Is No Wind 15. Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape of the Sooner State
All this excitement makes me want to dip my lips in glue and jump into glitter. That'd be going too far, right?
The physical awesome digipack ultra sup'd up package of the album releases in late November, but you can hear the full album as soon as you pre-order it! Like right now!!!
An unmastered version of the latest Broken Social Scene presents... installment has recently leaked, causing the latest featured musician, Brendan Canning, to react by posting the album digitally before it's release date of June 22nd.
You might already know this, but there are a ton of reasons I've fallen in love with Los Campesinos (and why I've been counting down to their show at Neumos this Saturday).
The Camps will be in town with Portland, OR's Parenthetical Girls andwill be playing an all-ages show at Neumos on Friday, May 30th and Three Imaginary Girls is over the moon excited to award a lucky imaginary reader with a pair of tickets to the big show.
Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "Sorry about that typo -- I just updated it to the day of show being the for real Saturday, May 31st.
Regardless of the day of the show, everyone should be there. I saw them twice in Austin and they were both my favorite shows while there. There's no holding ...
Latest comment by: daretoeatapeach: "I just got home from their show in San Francisco and golly jeepers they do not disappoint. Finally a band that makes me want to pogo until I pass out. Yes, cute and sweet and nerdy but also hella good riffs. Every song is a keeper. Just...go see them. No ...
I'm starting to think it's personal. UK cuties (and TIG faves) Los Campisinos! are returning to the US -- in fact, they're coming for their west coast debut! -- and yet, no Seattle or Portland tourdates have been announced.
Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "Why do you love to hurt me so Los Campesinos!? If only you weren't in SF on a effing Wednesday night -- I'd fly down for the show and a long weekend. Now what am *I* supposed to do!"
Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "I would, but I'll be at the Athens PopFest those dates... again, LC's didn't even try to coordinate with my schedule! Are they trying to avoid me? "
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