Los Campesinos! A seven piece band hailing from Cardiff, Wales. Although they are one of the most talked about bands in the indie scene right now, up until last Saturday's show at the El Rey I knew nothing about this band other than that they are part of the Mixtape Music licensing roster, and hence my reason for checking them out. They took the stage around 10:15 and at first glance I assumed I was getting ready to hear a Welsh version of Arcade Fire. What transpired over the next hour and a half, to put it simply, was one of the most kick-ass rock shows I have been to in a long time. El Rey, definitely known for attracting a very hip, arm-crossing, too-cool-to-dance type crowd was in for a huge surprise. I have been to many shows at El Rey and I have never seen the energy level in the venue as high as it was that night. As Los Campesinos! tore threw their set with precision and raw energy, El Rey erupted in to a melee of stage-diving, moshing, and believe it or not-- DANCING!! It's not that my expectations were low, but more so I just did not really know what to expect. What I got was treatment to one of the best shows I have seen in LA in ages. And as much as I hate planned encores, I even found myself shouting along with the rest of the rabid fans for the group to come back out and grace us with one last song. To put it simply, great fucking band and unbelievable show!!!
If you are interested in learning more about the band please feel free to visit their myspace page:
www.myspace.com/loscampesinos
Or contact your friends at Mixtape Music:
www.mixtape-music.net
Expect plenty of more great things to come from this band!!
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