Features
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
Thursday, June 10 2010
"An Adult Person": An Interview with Gareth from Los Campesinos!
In four years, Los Campesinos! have put out three albums, toured the world several times, and become critically-adored indie-rock darlings. So why is Gareth Campesinos! still obsessed with gloom and doom? Atheism, meeting fans expectations, and an aversion to their poppier early songs all make up this insightful interview.
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Tuesday, December 9 2008
The Best of Britain 2008
British music in 2008 was for once every bit the match of its American equivalent, and tantalisingly suggested there's much more to come.
Tuesday, August 19 2008
Eyes Wide Open: An Interview With Los Campesinos!
Welsh speed-pop septet Los Campesinos! have ascended the indie-rock ladder at a rate that has even stunned co-founder Neil Campesinos. Touring with Broken Social Scene and releasing a critically adored full-length: all in a day's work for a band that didn’t even exist three years ago.
Columns
Thursday, January 27 2011
So “Cool Cymru”, Part Three: Welsh Wits
Like that other seven-piece Welsh combo, Goldie Lookin Chain, Los Campesinos! are comedic chroniclers of a particular youth demographic.
Reviews
Tuesday, November 15 2011
Los Campesinos!: Hello Sadness
Hello Sadness is a very confessional and autobiographical record, overall; one that might cause a sense of discomfort in some listeners for all of its brute honesty and unflinching emotion.
Friday, July 30 2010
Los Campesinos!: All's Well That Ends EP
Los Campesinos! proves they're capable of calming down on their latest EP.
Tuesday, January 26 2010
Los Campesinos!: Romance Is Boring
Prolific British seven-piece show how sonic exploration can actually go right, and in the process prove that romance isn't all that boring after all.
Friday, November 21 2008
Los Campesinos!: We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Welsh septet follows up their stellar debut from... 2008. Working at that kind of pace could be worrisome, but not when the results are this good.
Friday, April 18 2008
Los Campesinos!: Hold on Now, Youngster…
Here's a riddle for you: How is a promising Welsh septet like an American political candidate?
Blogs
Monday, December 5 2011
Los Campesinos! + Dinosaur Feathers: 19 November 2011 - Washington, D.C.
Welsh septet Los Campesinos! tear through a cathartic, high-octane set in the District.
Tuesday, January 19 2010
Los Campesinos! - "Romance is Boring" (video)
Romance is boring? This video is boring (ho ho!)! Really though, it's not for lack of effort--the makeup is top notch!--but the visuals have no…
