On
Hold On Now, Youngster, UKs
Los Campesinos! introductory EP released Summer 2006, the seven-piece wryly describe a band trying to find the perfect mix between pretension and pop. While the latter is definitely true, as exemplified on their latest EP
Sticking Fingers Into Sockets, pretentiousness is the last thing the fresh-out-of-college kids have to worry about. Having all met at school in Wales, the group came together through friends of friends and weekday nights with nothing better to do than play music. Only three months after performing their first gig, the band landed a slot opening for Broken Social Scene and would eventually sign with indie giants
Wichita Recordings and
Arts & Crafts in the UK and US respectively. Going the Ramones approach, each band member took on Campesino! for a last name. Baeble caught up with bassist/vocalist
Ellen Campesinos! as her band lays down the finishing touches on their debut full-length in Ontario to discuss how she helped Karen O, life after college and the burning question on everyones mind: what the hell is a Campesino?
KEEP READING -
Jason Newman
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