Mixtape #9: Gareth Los Campesinos!

Hopefully it has not escaped your attention that a) we at DiS have a big gooey spot in our otherwise dulled and cold, trends-seeking hearts for seven-piece indie-popsters Los Campesinos!, and b) that the band are playing this weekend’s ATP vs Pitchfork weekender at Camber Sands. Timely, this is then: the latest edition of our Mixtape series straight from the mind of chief Los Camp! fellow Gareth (who’s listed more than ten songs but we forgive him).

“Hello you miserable dullards... and those of you that don't post on the forums (LOL!).

So I was asked to do this mixtape, and obviously it's not a 'tape' and that, but this sort of stuff makes me feel important. Here goes…”

Parenthetical Girls, ‘The Weight She Fell Under’
"When they pulled you from the tracks, your body splayed and split…"
(MySpace)

Kenickie, ‘Nightlife’
"We are young for your desecration, destroy what you find…"
(YouTube / MySpace)

John Maus, ‘Just Wait Till Next Year’
"I'd cut off all my fingers just to touch you…"
(YouTube / MySpace)

Les Mouches, ‘Carload Of Whatever’
"Can't find a noose, can't find a razor, too good a swimmer…"
(YouTube / sort of MySpace)

13 & God, ‘Tin Strong’
"They say kids your age should be reaching for the streetlights…"
(YouTube / MySpace)

The Microphones, ‘II. solar system’
"You're soccer balls on knees…"
(YouTube / MySpace)

The Housemartins, ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’
"Even when their kids were starving, they all thought the queen was charming…"
(MySpace)

Ten Grand, ‘Wedding Song For Steve And Angie’
"Don't let them get to you first!"
(MySpace)

Xiu Xiu + Larsen, The Tale Of Brother Cakes And Sugar Dust "Our version of the holy grail…"
(MySpace)

Hefner, ‘A Hymn For The Postal Service’
"Every night I pray for mail in the morning…"
(MySpace)

Prolapse, ‘Tina This Is Matthew Stone’
"When I think of you I think of a little piece of shit…"
(MySpace)

Tim Hecker, ‘Chimeras’
"..."
(YouTube / MySpace)

“Wicked,
Gareth x”

Los Campesinos! released their debut album Hold On Now, Youngster via Wichita in February; read our review of it here. Find the band on MySpace and see them live on the following dates:

May
9-11 All Tomorrow’s Parties, Camber Sands

June
26 Wrexham Central Station
28 Glastonbury Festival

July
5 Redfest, Surrey
12 Lounge on the Farm, Canterbury

August
2 A Day At The Races, Manchester
3 Standon Calling, Hertfordshire
17 Greenman Festival, Brecon