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LosCampesinos!
Hello! Objective third-person narratives, stereotypical ironic
humour and hyperbole at the ready: this is Los Campesinos!’s
biography, in all its clichéd glory.
So, where to start... Well, the band came together in Cardiff city, Wales. Though none of the band are actually from Cardiff, they’re fans of the Super
Furry Animals and agree that Jason Koumas is one of the Championship’s
finest footballers. These points alone were enough to cement the lovely place
to both their left and right ventricles.
It was March of 2006 when the band reached its seven-headed form. It started in some way a little time before
though, with Neil (guitar), Ollie (drums) and Ellen (bass) getting together to ‘jam’ on Wednesday afternoons so
that they wouldn’t have to take part in university sports afternoon.
Then, in one chance romantic encounter in the
Cardiff Barfly, Tom (lead...
