The discography of Welsh emo and indie rock band Los Campesinos! consists of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, four extended plays and 25 singles.
| Los Campesinos! discography | |
|---|---|
 Los Campesinos! performing live in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 25 |
Los Campesinos! was formed in early 2006 and has gone through a number of line-up changes. Influenced by the twee-pop movement, their first two albums – which are the only two in their discography to feature the same line-up – were both released in 2008.[1] Hold on Now, Youngster... and We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed both received critical acclaim, prompting their third album in 2010, Romance Is Boring, which was praised for expanding their "already sizeable instrumental palette".[2]
Their fourth release, Hello Sadness, was released in 2011, followed by No Blues in 2013 and Sick Scenes in 2017.[3] The band has also released a live album – Good Night for a Fistfight in 2013, and four EPs, most recently Whole Damn Body in 2021. They released their seventh studio album, All Hell, in July 2024.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK Indie [4] |
BEL [5] |
NED Alt. [6] |
SCO [7] |
US Heat. [8] |
US Indie [9] |
US Rock [10] | ||||||||||
| Hold on Now, Youngster... |
|
72 | 38 | 97 | 15 | 100 | 45 | — | — | ||||||||
| We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed |
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112 | —[A] | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||||||||
| Romance Is Boring |
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92 | 23 | — | — | 74 | 3 | 28 | — | ||||||||
| Hello Sadness |
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186 | 13 | — | — | 22 | 3 | 37 | 48 | ||||||||
| No Blues | —[B] | 14 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||||||||
| Sick Scenes |
|
83 | 8 | — | — | 67 | 14 | 32 | — | ||||||||
| All Hell |
|
14 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| A Good Night for a Fistfight |
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Compilations
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hold On Now, Youngster... The Demos |
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| Hold On Now, Youngster... Rarities Collection |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Sticking Fingers into Sockets |
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| All's Well That Ends |
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| A Los Campesinos! Christmas |
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| Whole Damn Body |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
SCO [16] | |||
| "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" / "Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)"[17] |
2007 | —[C] | 72 | Sticking Fingers into Sockets |
| "You! Me! Dancing!"[19] | — | — | ||
| "The International Tweexcore Underground" | 126 | 47 | Non-album single | |
| "Death to Los Campesinos!"[20] | 2008 | 198 | 32 | Hold On Now, Youngster... |
| "My Year in Lists"[21] | —[D] | — | ||
| "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" | 2009 | — | — | Romance Is Boring |
| "There Are Listed Buildings" | — | — | ||
| "Romance is Boring"[23] | 2010 | —[E] | — | |
| "Kindle a Flame in Her Heart"[25] | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "By Your Hand"[26] | 2011 | — | — | Hello Sadness |
| "Hello Sadness"[27] | — | — | ||
| "Songs About Your Girlfriend"[28] | — | — | ||
| "Tiptoe Through the True Bits"[29][F] | 2012 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "A Doe to a Deer"[30] | — | — | ||
| "What Death Leaves Behind"[31] | 2013 | — | — | No Blues |
| "Avocado Baby"[32] | — | — | ||
| "Little Mouth"[33][G] | 2014 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Holly and the Ivy"[35] | — | — | A Los Campesinos! Christmas | |
| "I Broke Up in Amarante"[36] | 2016 | — | — | Sick Scenes |
| "5 Flucloxacillin"[37] | 2017 | — | — | |
| "The Fall of Home" | — | — | ||
| "Renato Dall’Ara (2008)" | — | — | ||
| "Feast of Tongues"[14] | 2024 | — | – | All Hell |
| "A Psychic Wound"[38] | — | – | ||
| "0898 Heartache"[39] | — | – | ||
| "kms"[40] | — | – | ||
Heat Rash singles
editIn December 2010, the band announced the launch of a quarterly magazine, Heat Rash. The following singles were released exclusively to subscribers, until 2021 when Los Campesinos! released their fourth EP, Whole Damn Body, which compiles remastered versions of all these tracks except for singles from Heat Rash #2.[41]
- Heat Rash #1 (April 2011): "Light Leaves, Dark Sees" b/w "Four Seasons"
- Heat Rash #2 (December 2011): "Dreams Don't Become You" (with Zac Pennington) b/w "I Love You (But You're Boring)" (The Beautiful South cover)
- Heat Rash #3 (June 2012): "Allez Les Blues" b/w "Dumb Luck"
- Heat Rash #4 (November 2012): "She Crows" b/w "To the Boneyard"
Remixes
edit- Tokyo Police Club – "Tessellate" (credited only to Tom Bromley)
- Johnny Foreigner – "Criminals" (credited only to Bromley)
- White Ring – "Suffocation"
- You Say Party – "Laura Palmer's Prom"
- Parenthetical Girls – "Sympathy for Spastics"
Notes
edit- ^ We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed did not enter the UK Independent Albums Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart.[4]
- ^ No Blues did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 67 on the UK Album Sales Chart.[4]
- ^ "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[18]
- ^ "My Year in Lists" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 56 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[22]
- ^ "Romance is Boring" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[24]
- ^ This track was originally exclusive to subscribers of the band's zine Heat Rash, but was released digitally in their 2021 compilation EP Whole Damn Body.
- ^ Originally released only on the band's website in 2014, this song was remastered and re-released on streaming services in 2023.[34]
References
edit- ^ "Gareth Campesinos of Los Campesinos!". The A.V. Club. 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Los Campesinos!: Romance Is Boring". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ Garland, Emma. "Los Campesinos! Rank Their First Five—Yes, There Were Five—Records – Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Peaks in the UK:
- For all except noted:"Los Campesinos – UK Album Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, "The International Tweexcore Underground", and "Death To Los Campesinos!":"Chart Log UK". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Hello Sadness: "Chart Log UK".
- ^ "Discografie Los Campesinos!". ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster... - dutchcharts.nl". Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- Hold On Now Youngster: "2008-03-02 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
- Sick Scenes: "2017-03-03 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
- Romance is Boring: "2020-02-21 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
- Hello Sadness: "2022-02-25 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
- All Hell: "2022-02-25 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Billboard – Heatseekers – Los Campesinos! Chart History
- ^ Billboard – Independent Albums – Los Campesinos!
- ^ Billboard – Rock Albums – Los Campesinos!
- ^ "Los Campesinos! » Blog Archive » Romance Is Boring". Archived from the original on 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Los Campesinos!". Pitchfork. 29 August 2013.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (10 November 2016). "Los Campesinos! Announce New Album Sick Scenes, Share New Track: Listen | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b Bruwier, Niels (14 May 2024). "Nieuwe single Los Campesinos! – "Feast of Tongues"" [New single Los Campesinos! – “Feast of Tongues”]. Dansende Beren. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! share surprise EP 'Whole Damn Body'". NME. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007-03-04". Official Charts Company.
- "The International Tweexcore Underground": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007-10-28". Official Charts Company.
- "Death to Los Campesinos!": "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008-02-24". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Valish, Frank. "Los Campesinos!". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "You! Me! Dancing! Los Campesinos | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Redfern, Mark. "Los Campesinos!". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2009-02-16). "A Rock Group With a Frontman Who Takes Up a Lot of Room". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Album: Los Campesinos! Romance Is Boring (Wichita)". The Independent. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Kindle A Flame In Her Heart, by Los Campesinos!". Los Campesinos!. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (2011-11-06). "First Listen: Los Campesinos!, 'Hello Sadness'". NPR. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Los Campesinos!: Hello Sadness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! To Release 'Songs About Your Girlfriend'". DIY. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Listen: Los Campesinos! – Tiptoe Through The True Bits". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! release new Christmas single, "A Doe to a Deer"". Consequence. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! To Release New Album, Share First Single "What Death Leaves Behind"". Complex. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Los Campesinos! - "Avocado, Baby"". IndieCurrent. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Coplan, Chris. "Listen: Los Campesinos!'s new song 'Little Mouth'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Little Mouth – Los Campesinos!". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "The Holly & The Ivy, by Los Campesinos!". Los Campesinos!. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Maine, Samantha (2016-11-10). "Los Campesinos! announce new album, share 'I Broke Up In Amarante'". NME. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Deville, Chris (16 January 2017). "Los Campesinos! – "5 Flucloxacillin"".
- ^ "A Psychic Wound – song and lyrics by Los Campesinos!". Spotify. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Jones, Abby (10 June 2024). "Los Campesinos! – "0898 Heartache"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (2 July 2024). "Los Campesinos! – "kms"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Lavin, Will (2021-05-08). "Los Campesinos! share surprise EP 'Whole Damn Body'". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-06.