4 ...according to our Business Lady on 28 January 2010.
The music of Los Campesinos has somehow passed me by, which is odd considering their popularity. Anyway, new album 'Romance is Boring' sees the group extending their musical palette, introducing brass, chimes, vibes and electronics to create a vast and slightly overwhelming epic of a record. Recorded in the massive country of america and mixed in the smaller country of wales, Los Campesinos are clearly pulling out the big guns for this one. Upbeat single 'There are listed buildings' executes the pop/rock formula with casual ease but epics such as opener 'In Medias Res' sound clumsy in the hands of the hip indie funksters. As the record continues they have more success and with fifteen tunes on 'Romance is Boring' i'm sure there is something here for everyone into the band. This is an ambitious outing with plenty of meat to get your teeth into.
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Sound clips for Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos: on CD at Norman Records UK. CD, Wichita, WEBB239CDL, £10.29.
01. In Medias Res 02. There Are Listed Buildings 03. Romance Is Boring 04. We've Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2) 05. Plan A 06. 200 - 102 07. Straight In At 101 08. Who Fell Asleep In 09. I Warned You: Do Not Make An Enemy Of Me 10. Heart Swells/100-1 11. I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know 12. A Heat Rash In The Shape Of The Show Me State; or, Letters From Me To Charlotte 13. The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future 14. This Is A Flag. There Is No Wind 15. Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State
OVERVIEW: “Romance is Boring” was recorded and mixed between March and June of 2009 in Seattle, Connecticut and Monmouthshire with producer John Goodmanson. It features guest appearances from Jamie Stewart, Zac Pennington and Jherek Bischoff.
The album also reveals the bands first experiments with brass and far wider instrumentation than they have employed before and according to the band is a record “about the death and decay of the human body, lost love, mental breakdown, and football.”
