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Hold On Now, Youngster…

Jan 2, 2009, 8:18pm

Best Records Of 2008, #4 - Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster... Arts & Crafts Release Date: 02.18.08 Overly caffeinated enthusiams abounds on Hold On Now, Youngster… , bombarding your eardrums with shout-along chant-tastic choruses, hand claps and a broad range of instrumentation randing from Glockenspiel to violins. Looking back to their previous EP, Sticking Fingers Into Sockets , I described Los Campesinos! ' sound as if " Bis had babies with Arcade Fire ." That still remains spot on, although I'd add bits of The Go! Team and [...]

Artists: The Arcade Fire, Belle & Sebastian, bis, The Go! Team, Los Campesinos!

Tags: Reviews, belle & sebastian, The Arcade Fire, Los Campesinos!, The Go! Team, Bis, Best of 2008, Hold on now youngster

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