Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales. “Los Campesinos” roughly translates as “The Farmers” (or “The Peasants”) in Spanish.

The group came together at university in 2006, originally consisting of Neil on guitar, Ellen on bass guitar, and Ollie on drums. In March 2006, Tom joined the band, assuming the role of lead guitarist and songwriter, later followed by Gareth on vocals and glockenspiel, Harriet on violin and keyboard, and finally Aleks on vocals and keyboards.

The band performed their first gig on 8 May 2006 at a student union club night, and went on to play a number of increasingly well-received gigs around Cardiff. An early demo was recorded featuring the songs “Death To Los Campesinos!”, “It Started With A Mixx”, “Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks”, and live favourite “You! Me! Dancing!”. The songs were posted on the internet, bolstering the popularity established by their energetic live shows and earning them airplay on Beth & Huw’s evening show on BBC Radio 1 Wales. The band’s reputation continued to grow, and in August 2006 landed them a slot supporting Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene.

Discgraphy:

Debut Album

Hold on now youngster 2008

Ep’s

Sticky fingers into sockets 2007

Singles

We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives 207
You!Me!Dancing! 2007
The International Tweexcore Undergound 2007
Death To All Los Campesinos 20008

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