Los Campesinos! finally reveal new album details

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 on earth is going on, as they've announced the album title, tracklisting and release date for it. Hoo-rah!

The album is called Romance Is Boring and, according to frontman Gareth, is:

"A record about the death and decay of the human body, sex, lost love, mental breakdown, football and, ultimately, that there probably isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel."

Sounds fun then. It's released on February 1 2010 through Wichita and will be preceded by a single, 'There Are Listed Buildings' (video below) which will be out November 2.

The track listing is as follows:

1. In Medias Res
2. There Are Listed Buildings
3. Romance Is Boring
4. We've Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)
5. Plan A
6. 200 - 102
7. Straight In At 101
8. Who Fell Asleep In
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
13. Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State

In case you're wondering, 15 tracks is in fact the optimum length for any record, so they've got that one sewn up at least. The album was recorded and mixed between March and June of this year in various places - Seattle, Connecticut, Monmouthshire (that's in Wales) with John Goodmanson, who produced it. It also features guest appearances from Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington and Jherek Bischoff.