
I love Los Campesinos! and not just for their energetic, emotionally wrought blend of spunky, Cardiff-tinged pop music. Oh no, I love them for their dedication to their fans. The fact that they released two, exceptional albums in less than year, choosing to forgo the diva dilly-dallying so many popular hipster bands indulge in these days. I love their very obvious love of the whole music making thing, the live performances, the traveling, the camraderie between bands - it just seems that this chaps and ladies from Wales just love the shit out of the whole process. And seriously, it [...]