I want to hate this song, but I can't help loving it. I went through something like that last year, averaging around 400 calories a day. It's not an easy experience, but this song is lovely. Those four lines seem to explain everything you're noticing about yourself, even though nobody else is.
I haven't even heard of this song before. My friend told me to hear it at least. I heard it, and started bursting into tears. This song is beautiful in it's on sad way.
"You could never kiss a Tory boy without wanting to cut off your tongue again" -> love this line! Well, love the whole song, but especially this line!
I like it, but just can you please cut out the guy's voice. There's just something off there, I don't know. Sorry if I sound pretentious, no offense at all to the band.
and we all know that girl who is everything but always on the verge of just being a bit too far away to hold, and even when you do get to just hang on you know you're not any where near close, she's just too tired to fight any more and girls like that drive us totally crazy but things wouldn't be the same without them.
this is so good, i can literally hear the bitterness in his voice, especially with the line "this thing hurts like hell, but what did you expect". and the addition of the shouting in the back ground really gives it that extra kick. i love it, and this song means alot to me too, for personal reasons.
Honestly, the first time I heard this song, I started crying, it just sounds so sad, and every time I hear it, I keep getting the feeling that I need to cry (even though I've been listening to the song every day for nearly a week straight), and most times I do because it's just such a beautifully sad song.
@StoneAgeAbortion They didn't sell their souls at all, you've just got no idea what it's like to be a musician. Los Campesinos is still an amazing band. They're still playing good music and they're still playing for the right reasons. They let Budweiser play one of their songs during an ad for the money, yes, but they did not make that song for money. Bands need money too. You lost touch with what makes somebody a sell-out.
@jpippinator I respect your opinion, however I couldn't disagree more. Every LC song has a distinct, if interestingly put, meaning. And all of them have stories.
"And I know he took you to the beach, I can tell from how you bite on your cheek, every time the sand falls from your insoles
And when our eyes meet, all that I can read, is "you're the b-side".
This is from ATP and it, although at first seems nonsensical, talks about being with someone who is in love with someone else.
@jpippinator Seemingly unrelated and unrelated lyrics are two different things. When I write something genuine, it is often both extremely important, and extremely private. Why should anyone have the right to tell someone they're lyrics are unrelated and random because the words don't mean that specific person.
Honestly, this song completely spells out my life. I can't help but cry everytime I listen to this song, because there has never been something that I could relate to so much.
You know, I think 676 of those 51,676 views could be from me 'cause i cannot stop listening to this song! It's like a musical masterpiece which brings me to the point why do beiber and Miley have like 456787654 more views than LC? Totally sucks that they're rolling in it for no good reason. /:
Omg thank god for the music ninja! it does all my hard work for me! thank god i found a band like this. ive been looking for this exact style of music for a while. like the cello and the lyrics are good. this is real music. though i dont think it would ever be played on the radio, but im not sure i would want it to. this is beauty you share with friends and not obnoxious pricks :P
I only hold one thing against lc, and thats only because i couldnt see them because im not over 18. This song has stopped me feeling so sad. Beautiful.
@wombat989 That's a shame but its probably your local venue's decision, not theirs. I took my little brother to see them in Bristol on saturday...14+ gig! Hope you get to see them soon :)
How are they unappreciated? Their two inaugural albums sold well and received rave reviews. They get a huge amount of recognition for such a young band. I expect great things from them.
lol The other two have a point. Just because you showed this band to people doesn't mean it isn't well known. It means your friends are slightly more sheltered than you. Don't be proud.
@songsinurhead i'd have to disagree. although LC have been one of my favorite bands for the past few years, their lyrics have little meaning and are just silly most of the time. their sound is what most people like, i think.
you coudn't be more wrong! i think this song is about the loneliness of a beautiful girl who the world doesn't want to see in a bad state despite her painful past. her eating disorder is a way for her to control something, anything. it talks about how the seaside is a good to contemplate, it a place of timelessness.
@Rorypmccarthy I would have to disagree on that. I've always thought they tried a little too hard to be off the wall and different...to the point where the lyrics were dumb at certain points. Not all of them, but many lines leave me wondering what life experience led them to right something so absurd.
I couldn't read your first comment (voted down too much) but it's interesting you think that... I enjoy his voice in this song, I think his desperate, depressed talking works well here.
ha, people voting it down is only because only los camps fans read this and most of them are dumb 16 year olds who religiously follow bands without considering the music. I'm not a big fan of many vocals, I can see why you like it though, just strikes a nerve with me for reasons beyond my concious
hey, guys, could you recommend me some bands, that play music like this?
'cause other songs by Los Campesinos! are not as dark, as I would like them to be. :)
frayaaa 1 week ago
@frayaaa Parenthethical Girls are an awesome band and their lyrics are pretty dark.
BrightLikeLove 1 week ago
@BrightLikeLove yay, pretty cool, thanks. :)
frayaaa 1 week ago
wow, this song is amaze, i cannot describe how amaze it actually is. To think human beings could come up with something as amaze as this.
stachiano 2 weeks ago
lol this song is so triggering
isis4563 2 weeks ago
@RadioDeadSound Yeh, I remember seeing them at leeds '10,it was such a good performance, them and gogol bordello made that weekend
amth42 3 weeks ago
One of the touchiest songs I've ever heard
buhfdtxyf 3 weeks ago
to the six people, are you sure you had the volume on?
Jedontrack 1 month ago 7
I cry during this song. Every time it plays. I have no clue why? I don't cry often.
louduselessnoise 1 month ago
I want to hate this song, but I can't help loving it. I went through something like that last year, averaging around 400 calories a day. It's not an easy experience, but this song is lovely. Those four lines seem to explain everything you're noticing about yourself, even though nobody else is.
GlitterPsycho 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Los Campesinos!
It's my favourite song... I simply love it, the lyrics, the music, the video... I try not to cry...
Fekemarc 2 months ago 5
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Flatosproductions 2 months ago
Series 1 & 2 Skins Generation Always.
tristansproductions 2 months ago 3
Why did 5 people bother searching for this song just to dislike it? They clearly have no lives...
blackout926 3 months ago 4
@blackout926 unless they happened to stumble upon it one day and genuinely did not like it. Also, fuck off
N0kel 3 months ago 5
Depressing but great song. Does it talk about anorexia and the eventual death of that girl?
jrfuent 3 months ago
@jrfuent i think the hole of romance is boring is a story about a girl or something
Flatosproductions 2 months ago
"Whats up?"
"Oh not much just listening to music, sobbing my eyes out."
YagamiSpelledBack 3 months ago 8
such a beautiful song
nuncaymon 3 months ago
janisthegreat I've been to Leeds, I'm not surprised you cried!
iain67 4 months ago
janisthegreat I've been to Leeds, I'm not surprised you cried!
iain67 4 months ago
depressing
tomgibson605 4 months ago
/watch?v=dw5vsgUpT48&feature=BFa&list=HL131
open that link in another window, then when it reaches 7 seconds play los campesinos on a very low volume
amth42 4 months ago 5
@amth42 Well spotted. Reminds me of Be Safe by the Cribs. Amazing song.
Type vimeo. com into your browser, then type this in after /1882847 One of my favourite pieces of music.
RadioDeadSound 2 months ago
Shock and Awe. This is perfect. This is beautiful. Wow....
Gleefreak47 5 months ago 2
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So true...
JumpyTurd 5 months ago 85
This song is so beautiful and inspiring. I feel that I can't get enough of it. <3
superrandomnesschick 5 months ago
I haven't even heard of this song before. My friend told me to hear it at least. I heard it, and started bursting into tears. This song is beautiful in it's on sad way.
litia725 5 months ago
I keep crying even though the song is over.
NinaKittyProductions 5 months ago 5
i love how at the exact moment after they say "perfect symmetry" its halfway through the song.
nickt1123 5 months ago 14
When I'm driving back home at night, I always listen to this song, volume turned up loud, screaming my heart out as I sing the lyrics.
It feels good.
TheGreyscaled 5 months ago 10
Was this filmed on Barry Island?
squarebracketsvideo 6 months ago
English accent = Swoon.
Two4TwinsProductions 6 months ago 3
ive liked los campesinos for over a year, but never heard this song untill now. a whole new side of them, an AMAZING beautiful side
nerdcity411 6 months ago
I dont know how many times i've listened to this song, but it always brings a tear each time and it never gets old :3
dxmothehero 6 months ago
Something about this makes me remember my friend who took her own life.
0ad0ver1 7 months ago
@0ad0ver1 sorry for your loss
divonte1994 7 months ago
"You could never kiss a Tory boy without wanting to cut off your tongue again" -> love this line! Well, love the whole song, but especially this line!
Godwivacamera 7 months ago 6
this song randomly showed up on my ipod and it is my new favorite.
BurnSpangler 7 months ago
this is Cassie and Sid's song (:
AwaySmiles 7 months ago 3
¡Un buen lugar para pensar en el futuro es cuando estás sentado en el mar, con la sal hasta los tobillos y una vista del final del muelle...!
mUsSgAGIRL 7 months ago
I want to cry, I've cried for her too much though...
eastcstsrfr 8 months ago
I like it, but just can you please cut out the guy's voice. There's just something off there, I don't know. Sorry if I sound pretentious, no offense at all to the band.
bbking006 8 months ago
@bbking006, I think Gareth's vocal quality really adds a lot to their sound. It's different but it works. I'd miss it if he didn't sing
Jonb2112 7 months ago 2
@Jonb2112 Fair enough. It is different, and I understand what you mean. Like I like Isaac Brock's voice but some find it annoying.
bbking006 7 months ago
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Actually want to cry listening to this, i miss my girl...
starshiphotdog 8 months ago
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NoNoobStyle 8 months ago
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actually want to cry listening to this, i miss my girl...
Lizzzielizzie 8 months ago
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Lizzzielizzie 8 months ago
Actually want to cry listening to this, i miss my girl...
ForgettingYesterdays 8 months ago
actually want to cry listeng this, i miss my girl...
MrPassword313 8 months ago
actually want to cry listeng this, i miss my girl...
sealfodder 8 months ago
and we all know that girl who is everything but always on the verge of just being a bit too far away to hold, and even when you do get to just hang on you know you're not any where near close, she's just too tired to fight any more and girls like that drive us totally crazy but things wouldn't be the same without them.
youwhoxme 8 months ago 3
I LOVE THIS SONG with my whole heart
ilovegir44 8 months ago
i love this song so much. it made me think a lot and realise everything i need to change about my life.
xShesDancingAlonee 8 months ago
not many peoples hands DON'T touch from tip to tip around their wrist but yeah ok jut sayinggg
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blackfairyxdusy 8 months ago
this song is absolutely beautiful.
flawedXconcept 9 months ago
this is so good, i can literally hear the bitterness in his voice, especially with the line "this thing hurts like hell, but what did you expect". and the addition of the shouting in the back ground really gives it that extra kick. i love it, and this song means alot to me too, for personal reasons.
metal1man15 9 months ago 2
Post-holiday blues!
vpdion 9 months ago
I imagine cassie fromskins when i hear this song
nicolecurrer 10 months ago 114
@nicolecurrer I just imagine.
JoeMI60 4 months ago 3
@nicolecurrer you fucking cunt you've ruined this beautiful song for me.
KyleGooner4 1 month ago
*shivers*
KennyDeMeersman 10 months ago 4
Honestly, the first time I heard this song, I started crying, it just sounds so sad, and every time I hear it, I keep getting the feeling that I need to cry (even though I've been listening to the song every day for nearly a week straight), and most times I do because it's just such a beautifully sad song.
There needs to be more songs like this
KissKissFallInLove94 11 months ago 3
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such a good band, if only they had a better singer...
NoahRawlings 11 months ago
@NoahRawlings The singer is amazing. He has a great voice.
autoharpage 11 months ago 7
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shame you all think they're hipster
ClungeCollective 1 year ago
there should be a love button
magicmushroomcandle 1 year ago 4
Hipster beach party
nathan113 1 year ago 8
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Shame they sold their souls to Budweiser.
StoneAgeAbortion 1 year ago
@StoneAgeAbortion They didn't sell their souls at all, you've just got no idea what it's like to be a musician. Los Campesinos is still an amazing band. They're still playing good music and they're still playing for the right reasons. They let Budweiser play one of their songs during an ad for the money, yes, but they did not make that song for money. Bands need money too. You lost touch with what makes somebody a sell-out.
Sleepy0Head 11 months ago 8
love this one. and the video too. i miss the see, and the bonfire parties on it !!
hithehat 1 year ago 2
@jpippinator I respect your opinion, however I couldn't disagree more. Every LC song has a distinct, if interestingly put, meaning. And all of them have stories.
"And I know he took you to the beach, I can tell from how you bite on your cheek, every time the sand falls from your insoles
And when our eyes meet, all that I can read, is "you're the b-side".
This is from ATP and it, although at first seems nonsensical, talks about being with someone who is in love with someone else.
songsinurhead 1 year ago
@songsinurhead i do love ATP. but to me it seems like along with the stories in their songs, there are a lot of unrelated and random lyrics as well.
jpippinator 1 year ago
@jpippinator Seemingly unrelated and unrelated lyrics are two different things. When I write something genuine, it is often both extremely important, and extremely private. Why should anyone have the right to tell someone they're lyrics are unrelated and random because the words don't mean that specific person.
songsinurhead 1 year ago
@songsinurhead i suppose you're right
jpippinator 1 year ago
@jpippinator Well, this was rather pleasant actually. People on youtube are usually just awful.
songsinurhead 1 year ago
THEY'RE IN BARRY ISLAND!
just saying.. :D
ElinEatsSheep 1 year ago
Amazing song! :)
xartepopx 1 year ago
This is the reason I fell in love with this group. This song.
aldenhate 1 year ago
SOTY 2010
allanispro 1 year ago
with the salt up to your ankles.
Lizzzielizzie 1 year ago
Does this song remind anybody else of Cassie from Skins?
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alexashlei1 1 year ago
@alexashlei1 Hahahahaha! What?
goatsbutter 1 year ago
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cutoutpaperstars 1 year ago
3 people oviously hate thinking...and water
thefomonster 1 year ago
deff my fav song by them (:
andrea3468 1 year ago
Honestly, this song completely spells out my life. I can't help but cry everytime I listen to this song, because there has never been something that I could relate to so much.
chickenzsss 1 year ago
Fucking love this band.<3
twistedupfrownx 1 year ago 2
"but you could never kiss a Tory boy without wanting to cut off your tongue again"
My favourite lyric ever
32wallace 1 year ago 5
So AWESOME <3
CocoaSugarbee 1 year ago
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iamablochead 1 year ago
@iamablochead
Please don't do that, it's really overused
32wallace 1 year ago
@32wallace thinking about it now, you're right. sorry dude.
iamablochead 1 year ago
talk about great lyrics ....
noapologiesnoregrets 1 year ago
@LikeOski1989 LOL
NicholasFonville 1 year ago
one word: deep.
RickyBTV 1 year ago
she reminds me of... me
xPURPLExKILLERx 1 year ago
amazing one. touched my heart
shirbrickman 1 year ago
This song made me want to cry man-tears of joy at Leeds.
janisthegreat 1 year ago 58
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@janisthegreat u are a whore u are a complete sell out just like the los asshole campesinos
diekontrolleure 6 months ago
seeing this in concert made standing difficult.
carrotflowerking1 1 year ago 2
This song is so sad and so sweet.
LOVE IT!
Markielover2 1 year ago
Fell*
thisuserrulesdotcom 1 year ago
I found this band on Last.fm, I'm so happy I did cause i feel in love with this band haha.
thisuserrulesdotcom 1 year ago
@thisuserrulesdotcom
ha, me too.
Lottte 1 year ago
You know, I think 676 of those 51,676 views could be from me 'cause i cannot stop listening to this song! It's like a musical masterpiece which brings me to the point why do beiber and Miley have like 456787654 more views than LC? Totally sucks that they're rolling in it for no good reason. /:
ShaniceLavery 1 year ago 5
LOVE this song and the video, i want to watch the sunset on the beach!
charwentzz 1 year ago 2
This song saves my life.
McKarine 1 year ago 4
I love this song :) i cant stop listening to it :) its brilliant :) xx
TheKayleighg 1 year ago
This reminds me of a really good friend of mine. It makes me cry.
sharpieismywarpaint 1 year ago
i really love this song. love the lyrics.
gah i just cant get over how awesome it is!
indigopandas 1 year ago
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i like how you all are getting paid to et drunk basically :P
taraflo94 1 year ago
The voice is what doesn't work for me, other than that kudos for the music & lyrics, it's pretty awesome!
unclethuriel 1 year ago
beautiful beautiful song... <3 my boyfriend's fave song of, like, all time, as a matter of fact :)
emmatsmith 1 year ago
"a thousand years in perfect symetry" thos lyrics are perfectly in the middle of the song 2:22 he sings it, and the song is 4:47. check it out
Eoinmoo4 1 year ago
one of the best songs i have ever heard
singforxanthi 1 year ago 9
so heart felt
laniipop 1 year ago
My favourite song by them :)
lea646 1 year ago
i just freakin love this song! :D
almitaa23 1 year ago
They're gonna blow really big. I want them to anyway coz then I can say I'm a true fan as I knew them from the start.
karizma419 1 year ago 2
this will always be one of my absolute favorite songs, just a marvelous piece, honestly.
celinesierra 1 year ago
These lyrics take my breath away.
finabreezybabe 1 year ago 5
Brilliant
gerulm5 1 year ago 4
They are just so amazing.
tuicy7 1 year ago 3
Love this track
gtwentythree 1 year ago 4
AWESOME SONG!
they are amazing, found out about them by itunes :D
this has to be the best band Ive heard in a long time
ruthieheartsgreen 1 year ago 4
fav los campesino's song. makes me wanna cry thoughhhhh
alixandthemachine 1 year ago 5
LC! are my life
DeepJelly 1 year ago 3
America has The National. We have Los Campesinos. Honestly.
mygirlalix 1 year ago 6
Omg thank god for the music ninja! it does all my hard work for me! thank god i found a band like this. ive been looking for this exact style of music for a while. like the cello and the lyrics are good. this is real music. though i dont think it would ever be played on the radio, but im not sure i would want it to. this is beauty you share with friends and not obnoxious pricks :P
nakhsa18 1 year ago 2
a friend showed me this band a few months ago and i've been hooked ever since, i love em
koopakillsyou 1 year ago 3
rediscovering bands/songs is the best thing ever.i love it.love this song soo much.i forgot how amazing it is!
chocochic66 1 year ago 5
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bmatthe3 1 year ago
that was a really boring music video.
mojo437 1 year ago
I enjoy this video. And also this song.
twilightchick007 1 year ago 3
I only hold one thing against lc, and thats only because i couldnt see them because im not over 18. This song has stopped me feeling so sad. Beautiful.
wombat989 1 year ago 3
@wombat989 That's a shame but its probably your local venue's decision, not theirs. I took my little brother to see them in Bristol on saturday...14+ gig! Hope you get to see them soon :)
jessicardigan 1 year ago
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Terrible music video. Great song.
aristottlesdeathwish 2 years ago
Amazing! I love this song and the entire album.
I can't wait to see them again and watch them perform this song.
courtneybb08 2 years ago 3
From what I've heard of the new album, this song takes the cake for being my favorite. Can't wait for it to drop next week
Flubancuban 2 years ago 40
@Flubancuban not really sure if this song 'drops' haha but yes I agree this is my favourite too
huggy3ear 11 months ago
Beautiful. It takes my breath away.
fadsforwhatever 2 years ago 5
This song a beautiful. I can't wait for the new album!!!
<3LC!
smspctr 2 years ago 5
Oh. My. God. I just listened to thing 4 times. So beautiful!
ZoeSquared21 2 years ago 4
this song is breathtakng :D i saw them play it live a month or so back and it got an amazing response from the crowd (:
it sends a shiver down your spine
spyroeskimo 2 years ago 4
hah! me too! XD
anonymous973 2 years ago
This is devastatingly beautiful
crob2700 2 years ago 6
i overall love everything about this
bluefeatherclock 2 years ago 2
does anyone know where i can download this onto my ipod?
RaeRae324 2 years ago
@RaeRae324 upload it via bluetooth from the broadband cable coming out of your webcam
davedunks 2 years ago
Most unappreciated talents of our time.
songsinurhead 2 years ago 212
How are they unappreciated? Their two inaugural albums sold well and received rave reviews. They get a huge amount of recognition for such a young band. I expect great things from them.
notraynotpat 2 years ago 4
Yeah I agree. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they suck or whatever.
Also, I think this is freaking amazing. Can't wait for the new album.
Blinutne 2 years ago 4
I don't know a single person that knew this band before I showed them to them.
songsinurhead 2 years ago
@songsinurhead: I bet that makes you feel special, eh hipster kitty?
aristottlesdeathwish 2 years ago 2
@songsinurhead - get more friends. on second thought, don't. just stay inside.
crackoneopen 1 year ago
lol The other two have a point. Just because you showed this band to people doesn't mean it isn't well known. It means your friends are slightly more sheltered than you. Don't be proud.
azimuth457 1 year ago 3
@songsinurhead i'd have to disagree. although LC have been one of my favorite bands for the past few years, their lyrics have little meaning and are just silly most of the time. their sound is what most people like, i think.
jpippinator 1 year ago
@jpippinator
you coudn't be more wrong! i think this song is about the loneliness of a beautiful girl who the world doesn't want to see in a bad state despite her painful past. her eating disorder is a way for her to control something, anything. it talks about how the seaside is a good to contemplate, it a place of timelessness.
jnebula 1 year ago 6
@jpippinator That's absurd. They have some of the most intelligent, well-written lyrics of anyone in contemporary music.
Rorypmccarthy 10 months ago 2
@Rorypmccarthy I would have to disagree on that. I've always thought they tried a little too hard to be off the wall and different...to the point where the lyrics were dumb at certain points. Not all of them, but many lines leave me wondering what life experience led them to right something so absurd.
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good songs, weak vocals
wittyfool1357 2 years ago
@wittyfool1357
bullshit
zaphod2 2 years ago
... well argued. its just gareths voice doesn't for me really fir the song, i really enjoyed his vocals on both albums but just isnt right here.
wittyfool1357 2 years ago
I couldn't read your first comment (voted down too much) but it's interesting you think that... I enjoy his voice in this song, I think his desperate, depressed talking works well here.
kevcowiffle 2 years ago
ha, people voting it down is only because only los camps fans read this and most of them are dumb 16 year olds who religiously follow bands without considering the music. I'm not a big fan of many vocals, I can see why you like it though, just strikes a nerve with me for reasons beyond my concious
wittyfool1357 2 years ago 3
woohoo, sparky deathcap (L)
luketastix 2 years ago
this song is perfect
laforet 2 years ago 7
@laforet agreed.
luketastix 2 years ago
I can't get this song out of my head. To quote Craig Finn of The Hold Steady (another AMAZING band), it's gotten "scratched into my soul"
I dunno. The lyrics or the music or SOMETHING are firmly embedded into my subconscious. It's been awhile since a song has done that for me. <3
sunstreakedkiss 2 years ago 2
Heard this live last week in Oxford. It was very loud. Awesome though.
rhysd86 2 years ago 2
i can't wait for the new album. it's supposed to be on the same wavelength as this = VERY VERY GOOD
Booopper 2 years ago 2
you know you heard it on pitchfork...
xPURPLExKILLERx 2 years ago
too right..
fremikeard 2 years ago
My favorite Los Campesinos song by far.
EepiczombieE 2 years ago 2