09.27.07
It’s not for the cock, it’s for a band on the brink of great things
Los Campesinos! “The International Tweexcore Underground”
Los Campesinos! have, over the last year or so, found a place in the hearts of many music fans despite not really doing much “band” stuff. They’ve hardly played any gigs since March and have done pretty much no promotion of themselves yet the likes of “Please Don’t Tell Me To Do The Math(s)” and “You! Me! Dancing!” are already some sort of indie underground/myspace anthems.
Now, having recorded their debut album and about to embark on a national headline tour, Los Campesinos! begin the assault with their next, first “proper” single- “The International Tweexcore Underground”.
On first listen, the song is fairly good but leaves you asking- where’s the heart felt melodies of “Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks”, where’s the ingenius, hilarious lyrics of “We Throw Parties” and where the hell are the joyous, shouty bits of “You! Me! Dancing!”?
Then, within the next few listens, “The International Tweexcore Underground” suddenly clicks into place. From the driving guitars and pounding drums to the trademark girl/boy vocal sparring of LC!, this song is absolutly fantastic. Gareth’s vocals are urgent, frantic and passionate while Aleksandra’s are cool and soulful which makes for a great combination and works excellently with the theme of the song- two musical worlds- twee indie and hardcore punk- colliding and clashing together.
The song ends in a flurry of excitment and energy. After a melodic breakdown section, the song builds up again and then kicks in with a whirlwind of guitar, violin, glockenspiel and thumping drums by which point you won’t be able to think of anything except jumping over 40 garden fences on a big pogo stick whilst wearing a silly, silly grin. Los Campesinos! have done it again and surely this will be as popular, if not more so, than any of their other songs.
Los Campesinos!- Brain Surgery 6music session (Link removed by request of label)
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