Hold On Now, Youngster by Los Campesinos!The debut album for the Cardiff, Wales-based indie rock band was produced by David Newfeld. [Rock, Indie]
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Published: 2008-04-03
Provider: Metacritic
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Breaking: Bishop AllenWho: A Brooklyn-based indie pop band fronted by two Harvard alums — singer-keyboardist Justin Rice and multi-instrumentalist Christian Rudder. The pair met in a mandatory English class in the mid-Nineties and formed a punk band called the Pissed Officers before starting up Bishop Allen, which they named after a Cambridge street. In 2006, the group put out an EP per month, and their third full-length, Grrr … is due in March. Sounds Like: A blend of Los Campesinos! and Yo La Tengo with a twee-folk vibe. The band’s literary influences, like Jorge Luis Borges and G.K. Chesterton, is evident on songs like Grrr …’s “The Ancient Common Sense of Things.” “There’s something cool about writing songs. You think, ‘Yesterday, this song didn’t exist but now it does,’ ” Rice says of the songwriting process. “But there’s something gratifying about playing shows because that you think ‘That thing I made in my room, these people appreciate it and they’ll give me a high-five.’ “ Vital Stats: • Moviegoers might recognize Bishop Allen from their appearance in last autumn’s hipstertastic Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist, where they performed their song “Middle Management.” Rice and Rudder are no strangers to the silver screen: Rice recently starred in the indie film Let Them Chirp Away, while Rudder appeared in 2005’s Funny Ha Ha. • The band has been married to the road in recent years. Rice admits, “We make enough money if we play every night to just keep going, but if we ever stop we’ll be broke.” The band stopped touring long enough to record their new album, using obscure studio equipment like a 1950s Magnerecorder while recording with Bryce Goggin, who has worked with Apples in Stereo, Pavement and Luna. • Bishop Allen have had their share of awkward concerts. “We’ve had a show where the band that played before us unplugged all the power in the club because they wanted to beat us up or something,” Rice says. “They got evicted forcibly by the bouncers. Then we played a Christmas party
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Published: 2009-02-04
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Breaking
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We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos!The second release for the Welsh indie-pop band was recorded in two weeks. [Rock, Indie]
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Published: 2008-11-27
Provider: Metacritic
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Los Campesinos - Show Must Go On For Sick Los CampesinosLOS CAMPESINOS! are refusing to cancel their U.K. tour after a doctor diagnosed the Welsh rockers with swine flu.The seven members of the band learned they'd contracted...
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Published: 2009-10-30
Provider: Contact Music
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