After being carded for an 18+ show by two of the most serious security guards I’ve ever seen, I got to see Los Campesinos! which according to the Chilean contractor that is fixing up my house means “the farmers”. It was a pretty fun show. It took 45 minutes for the band to come on and the NYC crowd, which didn’t seem like the dancing type, to start to jump up and down (I thought the floor was going to give out, it was really bending!). After some mic trouble, which left singer Gareth singing out of two mics at the same time, they played all the favourites, including: “Death to Los Campesinos”, “We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives”, “Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks”, and the crowd went absolutely nuts for “You! Me! Dancing!”. It was kind of funny to hear Gareth say that they didn’t really like New York City, and then have the rest of the band say that they did after the next song to fan the flames. So yeah, fun show, go see them if they are playing near you, it will be worth it! I miss England.
Here’s a few more pics from the show:
and here’s their new(ish?) video for “My Year in Lists”:
It’s kind of funny how they are able to bash a city they’re performing in and yet still get incredible cheers from the crowd. Needless to say it was a pretty decent show, not having been a big fan before. Although Aleksandra’s voice got lost somewhere behind the beautiful violin or Gareth’s screaming voice, we still managed to hear some of her soft verses resonate the ballroom. I’d see them again.