VOL № RR013 — July 2024
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Picture the scene. It’s 2008. MySpace is still the hip social media of choice and Pitchfork, NME, MTV’s Gonzo, and ATP Festival reign supreme, all spreading the gospel of underground indie, garage pop, and art rock across the world. At the heart of it all, Cardiff-based seven-piece Los Campesinos! have finished university, giddy off the momentum of their debut album, but nervous to fulfill the conditions of their two-album record deal with Wichita Recordings too fast. So what did the plucky youngsters decide to do? They released a 10-track project and packaged it up with a bonus DVD, poster, and fanzine that included contributions from several of their friends and inspirations. Was We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed an album or an EP? Nobody really knew, but whatever it was, it s...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Ways To Make It Through The Wall |
| 2 Miserabilia |
| 3 We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed |
| 4 Between An Erupting Earth And An Exploding Sky |
| 5 You'll Need Those Fingers For Crossing |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 It's Never That Easy Though, Is It? (Song For The Other Kurt) |
| 2 The End Of The Asterisk |
| 3 Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown # |
| 4 Heart Swells / Pacific Daylight Time |
| 5 All Your Kayfabe Friends |
