Los Campesinos! released new track (download), playing NYC on 6/22 and 6/23

by John Dabrowski

Who doesn’t get excited for a band with an exclamation point in their name? It is practically a given. On June 22nd, Wichita Recordings’ Los Campesinos! will find themselves in the warm embrace of NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge (tickets), and then on June 23 at Brooklyn Bowl (tickets). The seven piece band made “Tiptoe Through The True Bits” available as a free download last week. The track was recorded during the construction of 2011’s Hello Sadness and could have easily been woven into the album’s fabric. Download the track here.

Yellow Ostrich are the openers for Los Campesinos!. Having recently released the triumphant Strange Land (Barsuk), they look to command the stage with their arsenal of tight, raw tracks. Their sophomore effort demonstrates the group’s fuller sound developed since 2010’s The Mistress (Afternoon Records). 

Find yourself in bliss with Los Campesinos! and Yellow Ostrich on their summer tour. Dates listed below, along with both band's most recent albums on Spotify...



Los Campesinos! 2012 Tour Dates
June 15 TASTE OF RANDOLPH, CHICAGO
June 16 PLUSH, ST, LOUIS, MO (18+) §
June 17 HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL, LOUISVILLE KY (18+)§
June 19 THE ORANGE PEEL, ASHEVILLE NC (18+)§
June 20 THE NATIONAL, RICHMOND VA (ALL AGES)§
June 21 MAXWELL’S, HOBOKEN NJ (ALL AGES)§
June 22 LE POISSON ROUGE, NEW YORK NY (ALL AGES)§
June 23 BROOKLYN BOWL, BROOKLYN NY (21+)§
June 24 BRILLOBOX, PITTSBURGH PA (21+)§
June 26 OTTOBAR, BALTIMORE MD (ALL AGES)§
June 27 CAT’S CRADLE, CARRBORO NC (ALL AGES)§
June 28 MASQUERADE, ATLANTA GA (ALL AGES)§
June 29 BEACHMAN THEATRE, ORLANDO FL (ALL AGES)§
June 30 BARDOT, MIAMI FL (21+)§

July 14 LATITUDE FESTIVAL, LAKE STAGE (HEADLINE SLOT)
July 21 DEER SHED FESTIVAL, NORTH YORKSHIRE

August 3 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL, CASTELLON, SPAIN
August 25 READING FESTIVAL, MAIN STAGE
August 26 LEEDS FESTIVAL, MAIN STAGE

September 4 MUSIC HALL, BARCELONA *
September 6 COPERNICO, MADRID *
September 8 KUTXA KULTUR FESTIBALA, SAN SEBASTIAN

October 12-14 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL

§ with Yellow Ostrich
* with Dry The River