Los Campesinos! have always made it clear that they are big fans of their fans, so I found it odd that with the announcement of their fourth album Hello Sadness they hadn’t given us a taste of the album. Less than a week later though they’ve made up for that not only with an MP3 of the opening track to Hello Sadness, but a video too – and handwritten lyrics.
In class Campesinos lead-single style the song is ultra-poppy, includes gang vocals and a killer hook. Check out the MP3, video and lyrics below – as well as some new live dates.
Hello Sadness is coming out on November 15th through Arts & Crafts (a day before on Wichita in the UK).
Tour dates:
7 November – London, Kings College
8 November – Brighton, The Haunt
9 November – Cardiff, The Globe (16+)
10 November – Glasgow, Oran Mor
11 November – Leeds, The Cockpit
16 November – New York (NY), Bowery Ballroom (18+)
17 November – Brooklyn (NY), Music Hall Of Williamsburg (18+)
18 November – Philadelphia (PA), Union Transfer (16+)
19 November – Washington DC, Black Cat (16+)
24 November – Tokyo, Unit Daikanyama