Los Campesinos - By Your Hand - David Letterman 1-20-12

[allyesun]

Love the trumpet player! Ugh, wish I'd been more sober when I met Neil Campesinos!

[TheTwyker]

singer looks totally like martin freeman ! :D

[futurret]

This is just as generic as major label music. Independent musicians playing dependent music.

[maniacchris]

I hate the new guitar player, he kills this song.

[minusZero10]

is the drummer wearing a Manchester United shirt? :)

[pok309]

@minusZero10 yep it was featured also in manutd.com

[AbbyferLeto]

aw! so glad they're getting some recognition. bring on 26th March! :D

[1simontompkins]

Gareth looks awkward with the glockenspiel

[Ayyyndrew]

Very nice to see them getting some exposure.

Anyone who says they that are "selling out" can suck a fat one.

[drcroc2]

wow they really sucked here.

[TheseCatsAreSafe]

I can't figure out if i love jason or rob more. <3

[lucindathestrange]

gareth stay still for god's sake ! great performance though, he has such a cute smile :')

[extreme99999]

16 people dont have a clue what good music is obviously

[kokolocomotion1]

amazing. that is all

[AllegroRubato]

Awesome.

[sequeltoyrlife]

Ahhh I've been coming back to this every day for a week, it makes me so happy to see my favourite band getting some proper exposure! And also to see G's grin :P

[TheGreatPacho]

Why is that abomination known as Nicki Manaj in the suggestions?!

[conistonoldman]

A fantastic performance guys. Especially as they'd just flown straight in from UK. DL seems to have genuine respect and affection for the band. Just nice! Sets up the N America tour nicely.

[GlitterPsycho]

Gareth has an adorable smile.

[ddkuwl]

Gareth looks like such a faggot when playing live. I love it though.

[ElPbaby69]

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH........THE DRUMMER HAS A SHIRT ON!

[azevify]

I love the band since 2008

I'm happy to see you getting this popular :D

[lukasmayo]

I happened to see Letterman last night and discovered this band. This song immediately made me happy :) What should I listen to, as a new fan?

[patricksfansclub]

@lukasmayo try my year in lists

[kullibino]

@lukasmayo Everything!

[sequeltoyrlife]

@lukasmayo If you liked that one then try 'There Are Listed Buildings' or 'Miseribilia'. But in all honesty, you can never go wrong with LC!

[lukasmayo]

@sequeltoyrlife Miseribilia is good!

[shinyhappyfit]

@lukasmayo i would DEFINITELY reccomend romance is boring, arguably their best album

[sequeltoyrlife]

@shinyhappyfit Totally agree, on most days my favourite album of all time. Utterly classic, start to finish! My favourite song changes all the time, though its been 'I Just Sighed...' for a while now

[br0wnstar]

Awesome show in London (Ontario)!

[drcroc2]

i like the recordings but this is hard to watch

[StevenMcMillian]

This was emotionaly huge for LC!

The band was talking about it a lot in between songs the night it aired.

Anyone else make it to that Boston show?! - was the best i'd seen them in a while.

[tristansproductions]

Fuck sake, why are you selling out.

[classyskywalker]

lovely performance. hoping they come back to play near here. D:

[Spoonmaster345]

Instrumentals and backup vocals aren't balanced correctly. Gareth ends up being too loud.

[limosoca]

I want to punch him(vocal) in the face and i don´t know why!!! :(

[daedley]

I can't wait to see these guys in Columbus on Wednesday. It's clearly going to be a great show! This was a great performance

[blongus182]

@daedley gonna be there too, just picked up my ticket! very excited

[dannyrayphotography]

I bet Gareth has had less beers than he normally does

[bentrader05]

Bloody brilliant chaps, well chuffed everything is going so well.

[CR4GETH]

i fucking love Los Campesinos!

[littlexxxxbeast]

rob looks like he wants to kill someone for the whole first verse. cheer up mate, yer on letterman.

[Vickkaayytoria]

my cousins the bass guitarist *proud* :) x

[00JLH00]

The lead singer looks plain awkward up there.

[00JLH00]

This is just bad.

It's like a bunch of average kids got together, created a shitty garage band, and somehow ended up on David Letterman.

[astroLV]

@00JLH00 looks like the joke's on you

@loscampesinos

Los Campesinos!

"This is bad. Like a bunch of average kids got together, created a shitty garage band, and somehow ended up on David Letterman." Well, duh!

[craziness00]

@00JLH00 Fucking sit down.

[OlderMoi]

@00JLH00 That's why it's so awesome numbnuts.

[Kaiju384]

@00JLH00

I think that's how they would describe themselves, too. <3 LC

[themisfitgamer]

Aaagh fookin love these guys. I knew them before they got big, and their amazing live

[rawroscar]

Really going to miss Harriet on this US Tour.

[ShelbyDawnSmith]

My boyfriend is seeing them live tonight and tomorrow night. I am so fucking jealous. Not being age of majority (legal drinking age) in Ontario sucks.

[Kippiing]

I want to know what he said off the mic.

I just saw Los Camps live last night. They are fucking amazing

[punkrockgirl0188]

@Kippiing Best. Show. Ever.

[sosomuchfun]

no number of guitar players on stage can save a song like this from sounding like utter rubbish

[maxinecrumpledoink]

ugh gareth please marry me

[maireadparade1]

FANTASTIC!

[davidzacharyluceroo]

LC4LYF! <3

[Acquiescence]

If Screech from Saved By The Bell made music, he'd sound like this. Shit basically.

[fdalkjfdsalkj]

fuck you pitchfork, this is awful

[DissectorofGirls]

@fdalkjfdsalkj You can go fuck off then.

I can't believe a small band I listened to so long ago just appeared on Lettermen! LC! for life.

[PaperBagRecords]

Oh Gareth <3

[benrausch]

Too cool. Love the brass. Love the way Letterman says "Los Campesinos" with so much vigor.

[neam08]

right... this song, is just talking,..the main is is really ugly its untrue he looks like the potato man in toy story mixed with shreks teeth..and he is a fat man who is deluded because he cant sing he only does meolodies haha sack him..

[realcoolhit]

@neam08 are you 8 or something? Jesus!

[Isobellarina]

@neam08 wow you are literally the biggest idiot ever.

[jrwalker93]

@neam08 HA

[pogfbb]

Gareth, I love you t-shirt,well done!!!

[nathan113]

Gareth really can't sing.

[vegaman52]

Finally, a little American tv exposure for these guys. They been at it so long and now they'll get some recognition

[miridongoqi]

niceee



[kew677]

big fan of the trumpet player! =)

[piklet]

What did he say at the end there off-mic that made the audience laugh?

[Pistachioalan]

Does anyone else think the lead guy is starting to look like Michael Crawford?

[dkite53]

Great performance. Letterman is the best though, not afraid to take the piss out of anyone.

[samtown]

BABOOOOOUUS Campesinos!

[OddlySocks]

Aww, you all looked so happy.. I was beaming as much as Gareth at the end. Fucking amazing job, you really did it.

[dzeromon]

Rofl "A little condescending." Awkward...

[cerysdcat]

fabulous! can't wait for Toronto tonight!!! Loved the beautiful south t as well - so many memories - can't wait for the new ones in a few short hours!

[MONTBLANCFC]

Good work guys! Bless Gareth's little face at the end.

[ankanboll]

This allmost makes me crying. Remember when I listened to "We are beautiful, we are doomed" for the first time, 3 years ago, And I believed in them. <3

[05woodc]

Never seen Gareth so happy and the end bless him

[sergeantfan3]

Hate how the drummer is wearing a Man U shirt.

[liamhodgebane]

wonderful! well done all. also, welton rovers on american tv? amazing!

[DissectorofGirls]

This is my favourite band ever, and fucking love them all (miss you Harriet!), but the tone of the song was waaaaaaay too fast and poppy for the new tone they struck with the Hello Sadness. The album version is much different, and in my opinion, better because of the tone.

[bigdonkey14]

i don't know. something about this just feels weird and wrong. i find it hard to picture them on a huge show like this. it all just looks kind of awkward. like they don't belong and should be in some shitty little club in the lesser part of town. i don't mean they don't deserve it, but they just look a bit out of place.

[proxymor0n]

A little condescending...

[MatthewLikesVideos]

Gareth is an utter legend

[kaleenmccread13]

The Beautiful South t-shirt. Ugh. Definition of perfection.

[frenchiefrance]

Wow actually amazing!

[Hannah6412]

Gareth's got some sass

[oonalala]

Whoa! David Letterman almost never interacts with the musical guests. Rumor has it that he'll only speak on camera to those whose music he really likes. Good job!

[billoni]

Good job!  Too bad Aleks or Harriet wasn't there.

[thehooning]

When I left the taping last night, people said "they didn't look like I imagined campesinos to look like". Guess not pale enough.

[dannyhatch91]

That's the most I've seen Letterman interact with a guest. Good for you guys, you sounded great and Gareth was hilarious :)

[avrilerarock91]

I loved it ♥

PD: I miss Harriet.

[thesemisadventures]

punk.

[Dan312]

Fuck. Seeing these guys tonight in Toronto.

[kaleenmccread13]

@Dan312 seeing them tomorrow in Toronto!

[TheTuxedoTuxedo]

Tippy toes

Bend leg

Tippy toes

Bend other leg

Rinse, repeat.

[HeyJeremyC]

Awesome!

[TheDiannabell]

So in love.