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Los Campesinos! touring for the forseeable future

News by Luke Slater

Not satisfied with just finishing another mammoth chunk of touring, this time with Sparky Deathcap and Copy Haho, Los Campesinos! have just confirmed a whole new set of wonderful dates for the month of February, and some of March. »

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There ain't no party like a Drownedin... after-party: DiS DJs hit Leeds on Friday

News by Rob Webb

DiS loves a good old fashioned after-party, particularly one that follows gigs by two of our favouritest indie-popstrels – which is why we're heading over to Leeds this very Friday evening (October 30th, date fans) to DJ at the venerable Cockpit venue.»

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Los Campesinos! finally reveal new album details

News by Luke Slater

If it seems like a little while since Los Campesinos! furnished us with more details about their upcoming second album PROPER, that's because it is. This time, however, we will not be left wondering what the hell is going on, as they've announced the album title, tracklisting and release date for it. Hoo-rah!»

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Copy Haho: Touring an awful lot, December dates added

News by Luke Slater

Dynamic Scottish indie-poppers Copy Haho have announced yet more tour dates for the winter, carrying on from the bunchload of dates they're playing alongside Los Campesinos! and Good Shoes in the preceding two months.»

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Watch: Los Campesinos! - 'There Are Listed Buildings'

News by Luke Slater

Watch the video for new Los Campesinos! single 'There Are Listed Buildings'.»

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Los Campesinos! unveil new signing, announce first single from new album

News by Luke Slater

Los Campesinos! unveil their new band member, and announce the first single from their forthcoming album.»

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Watch: Los Campesinos! - 'The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future'

News by Luke Slater

Watch the video for Los Campesinos! new song, 'The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future'.»

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Los Campesinos! record competition reaches fever pitch, question unveiled

News by Luke Slater

The final stage of the competition to win a Los Campesinos! record box filled with FORTY-SEVEN 7" records is upon us.»

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Gareth Campesinos! curates his own Bento

News by Luke Slater

'What in the Sam Hill is a bento?' must be a common question? Well, apparently it's not just a box/device used for storing and eating sushi, it also comes now in digital musical form, with Turnstile music doing a whole series of Bentos (if anyone knows the plural, please correct...).»

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Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart to guest on new Los Campesinos! record

News by Luke Slater

As well as the previously stated list of collaborations - such as Jherek Bischoff, formerly of Xiu Xiu too - they've only gone and topped it off with Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu. He contributes vocals to the mix, we're told.»

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Los Campesinos! celebrate US tour with record box giveaway

News by Luke Slater

Everyone's favourite "fourteen-legged abortion" Los Campesinos! have announced a neat-o 'record box' competition giveway. »

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Los Campesinos announce UK tour, Copy Haho to support

News by Luke Slater

Recently slightly reshuffled seven-piece Los Campesinos have just announced a UK tour for October. Good news enough, you'd have thought? »

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Red Shift: Los Campesinos! lose member, replace departing member

News by Luke Slater

Not-really-Welsh-but-went-to-University-in-Cardiff seven-piece, Los Campesinos!, have announced the departure of Aleks from the band.»

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Los Campesinos!: You! Me! Recording!

News by James Lawrenson

The ever prolific Los Campesinos! are stuck in Stamford, Connecticut recording their second album (or third if you want to ignore their protestations about We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed being just a "record").»

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Shred Yr Face Day 7: The Frontline report. / Photos

News by Gareth Dobson

My head hurts. Here are some photos from London.»

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Shred Yr Face Day 6: The Frontline report.

News by Gareth Dobson

The thing about London gigs, is that for the band, they’re f*cking awesome things. For us poor crew, however, it’s a bit more stressful: there’s more to do, seemingly less organisation and definitely more annoying c*nts hanging about.»

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Shred Yr Face Day 5: The Frontline report

News by Gareth Dobson

Sorry it’s taken a little while to get back to you from Glasgow. Blame Glasgow. Saturday’s show was an Epic Spectacular in the mould of great Art School shows. And given that it all took place at the Glasgow School of Art, that was handy.»

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Shred Yr Face Day 4: The Frontline report.

News by Gareth Dobson

It was the sort of night where you loaded out in double-quick time, wailing Kings of Leon’s ‘Sex on Fire’ very loudly through the corridors, just because it was such a good night.»

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Shred Yr Face in-stores: details inside

News by Rob Webb

Remember we told you about those special Shred Yr Face in-stores taking place across London on October 19th? Here are the full details»

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Shred Yr Face Day 3: the frontline report

News by Gareth Dobson

Leeds, as predicted, rocked pretty damn hard. As I type, we are sitting on the bus, all 224 of us (a slight exaggeration, admittedly), readying ourselves for a trip across the Irish Sea to Dublin»

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Shred Yr Face Day 2: the frontline report

News by Gareth Dobson

Hello from Liverpool again, where we’ve just finished a night of controlled chaos and fiery finesse. As we ready to roll on towards Leeds, let’s recap on the last 12 hours.»

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Shred Yr Face day 1: the frontline report

News by Gareth Dobson

Hello from Liverpool, where the winds are gusting through with, well, gusto. As we ready ourselves for day 2 and a fitting conclusion to Liverpool’s tenure as the Capital of Culture ’08, let us recap on yesterday’s events.»

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Exclusive: Details of shredyrface London instores here

News by Gareth Dobson

Los Camp, TNV and No Age play instores in London on October 19th. Read on for details on how to get wristbands.»

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Great Scot; No Age, Frightened Rabbit, Marling and more...

News by Luke Slater

The Tennent's Mutual have announced details and dates of their inaugural live music programme, with music from some of Scotland's leading artists.»

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Lovvers, Les Savy Fav, Los Camp!, SMD and more on free label sampler

News by Luke Slater

Those lovely people over at Wichita Recordings have released a 15-track digital sampler featuring some of their favorite artists past and present, all for absolutely no cost at all. Yup, free»

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DOOMED! Los Campesinos! announce second record to come out this year

News by Ashraf Dumile

Only six months on from the release of Hold On Now, Youngster..., twee-pop connoisseurs Los Campesinos! have announced that album #2 will be out before the end of the year»

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WIN! Tickets to the DiS-sponsored Green Man Festival - last day!

News by Mike Diver

DiS has two pairs of tickets to give away to this summer's Green Man Festival, held in the stunning Brecon Beacons, Wales, on August 15-17»

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Green Man 2008: full line-up and running order here

News by Mike Diver

The full line-up for this summer's Green Man Festival - held August 15-17 in Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons - has been revealed»

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Red-faced: Surrey's Redfest joins festival dead

News by Ashraf Dumile

This year’s Redfest has bailed from the summer calendar after poor ticket sales, joining Quart, Blissfields, Wax:On Live and others on the scrap-heap»

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Los Campesinos! to headline Indietracks festival

News by Dom Gourlay

DiS faves Los Campesinos! have been announced as the Sunday night headliners of this year's Indietracks festival.»

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Indie: Los Campesinos!, Four Tet, Mum and more for Day at the Races festival

News by Kev Kharas

A Day at the Races festival is amassing a fine looking line-up - Four Tet, Los Campesinos!, Mum and Jeffrey Lewis will be among those attending in Manchester this summer»

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ATP vs Pitchfork: your cut out and keep stage times

News by Mike Diver

Insert your own WOW I AM SUPER EXCITED intro here and read on: for the stage times (subject to change, as always) for the forthcoming ATP vs Pitchfork weekender at the festival's original home, Camber Sands Pontins»

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Laura Marling, Los Campesinos!, more announced for Green Man 2008

News by Kev Kharas

New bands galore for this year’s Green Man Festival»

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Los Campesinos! up close: DiS catches the Brixton Windmill action

News by Christopher Alcxxk

DiS dispatched a pair of our team members to the Brixton Windmill, London last night to catch Cardiff-based septet Los Campesinos! play to a tight-packed crowd in a venue far too small for them»

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Watch: new Los Campesinos! video

News by Kev Kharas

Los Campesinos! are back with a new video, sounding more like LIghtyear than ever before»

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Crawling in sick: DiS queasy as Fratellis are confirmed for Camden fest

News by Kev Kharas

You and your muckers, rejoice now, Geez, The Fratellis are playing this year’s Camden Crawl, oh yes oh yay!»

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Chart round-up: a close shave

News by Alex Denney

When Leona Lewis does key changes, she is faintly discernible in alternate universes and cats have been known to go completely mad and shave off their own body hair. 'Better In Time', in at number 38 this week, has no key change and is therefore worthless.»

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Los Campesinos! tour in April

News by Kev Kharas

Los Campesinos! will tour the UK again this spring.»

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Camden Crawl 2008: line-up announced

News by Kev Kharas

The line-up for this year’s Camden Crawl has been announced, a few TBA big names aside»

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Can't hold on now, youngster? Hear Los Campesinos!'s new album early

News by Kev Kharas

Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach will hold an advance playback of the new Los Campesinos! album in February.»

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Johnny Foreigner plan February dates

News by Kev Kharas

Love garnering Birmingham trio Johnny Foreigner will take the bucket round the regions again in the new year, with a UK tour.»

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Watch: new Los Campesinos! video + album tracklisting

News by Kev Kharas

Los Campesinos!’s new video has just appeared online.»

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TxC: Los Campesinos! announce debut album, tour

News by Kev Kharas

Straddling the divide between twee and Pavement like an awkward, indie behemoth, Los Campesinos have offered up details of their debut album and an accompanying tour.»

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Los Campesinos! plot huge winter tour

News by Kev Kharas

Los Campesinos! will keep the blood-flowing into the winter by embarking upon a lengthy tour of the UK and Ireland.»

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Wireless Festival confirms further acts

News by Mike Diver

Further acts have been added to the bill for this summer's Wireless Festival, held in both London and Leeds...»

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The Weekly DiScussion: The Charts, or why we're obsessed with numbers

News by Gareth Dobson

Every week, the kind folk of DrownedinSound.com (hi, that’s us) offer up a comprehensive overview of the latest pop charts. Hopefully you find it useful. Sometimes, though, I detect that, behind the bile, hate, sarcasm and ennui displayed by a certain M Diver, there’s not a lot of love for the top 40. So why are we still obsessed with the charts...»

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Los Campesinos! offer themselves up for free...

News by Samuel

Los Campesinos! announce further details on their debut offerings on Wichita and a fresh batch of live dates...»

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Los Campesinos! announce debut single and tour

News by Gareth Dobson

Surefire tip of 2007, Los Campesinos have announced details of their debut single and inaugural tour.»

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Los Campesinos! sign to Wichita

News by Colin Roberts

Oh! The marriage of a wonderful label to a joyous band, let's call this news story the reception and you're all invited with free drinks and a wonderful party atmosphere.»

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Indie-tastic Cardiff club night releases CD. Kids in Unicorns T-shirts rejoice

News by Will Dean

Cardiff's fantastic. It rains a lot certainly, but you can walk everywhere and a pint can be found for less then two bob. To conclude, it's super. Where were we...»

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It's the weekend! Time for TWO DiS parties...!

News by Mike Diver

When we're not either stuck late at the office or drunk (sometimes we're both), the good people of DiS - hello, us! - are quite the show bookers. This weekend we've two quite different gigs for you, but both feature the very, very best in brand-new music...»

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DiS does STUFF: MTV2, tours, shows, sexyfun!

News by Mike Diver

The rest of November sees DiS get all nice and stuff, giving you, the readers, the opportunity to not only attend awesome gigs, but to also watch videos that we've selected on your televisions. In your house! Or flat. Do you have a license? I am telling...»

Los Campesinos! do Ameoba, add Cribs shows to UK agenda

News by Gareth Dobson

Indie's premier septet continue their jaunt to create the world's greatest record box with personal choices made at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles.»