Totally tipping their hand as to which of the three available mainstream versions of God they worship, those adorable fuck-punk mother-skaters in Los Campesinos! have gone and announced… a new EP and/or 12-inch recording… just in time for Christmas! And gosh darned if it ain’t called A Los Campesinos! Christmas and everything! Isn’t that just some adorable fuck-punk shit? I think so!
But “so what,” you say? “It’s probably just your average collection of Christmas carol covers with rock beats under them! That sounds dreadful!” Well, for starters, SCROOGE; this here EP is not just your average collection of Christmas carol covers with rock beats under them. Rather, it features five original “Los Campesinos! carols,” as well as a cover of good old-fashioned holiday toe-tapping hit “Lonely This Christmas” by the band Mud. For more-than-starters, it was produced by Tom Campesinos! and mixed by long-time band collaborator John Goodmanson, which kind of on paper looks like John Goodman… who sort of reminds ME of John Candy… and who sort of has a SIMILAR VOICE to that of Tim Allen… who is fucking Santa Claus. So there. See how wrong you were?
Hey, it’s okay. We’re all fellow Christians here. You’re forgiven. Look, just check out the lead track, “When Christmas Comes,”down below and pre-order the EP straight from the band, and we’ll call it good. No coal in your stocking, I promise. <3
A Los Campesinos! Christmas tracklisting:
01. When Christmas Comes
02. A Doe to a Deer
03. The Holly & The Ivy
04. Kindle a Flame in Her Heart
05. The Trains Don’t Run (It’s Christmas Day)
06. Lonely This Christmas
Los Campesinos! wintery feel-good tour dates:
12.04.14 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
12.05.14 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
12.06.14 - Norwich, UK - Arts Centre
12.07.14 - London, UK - Village Underground
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