LOS CAMPESINOS!

Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record titled We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, in October that year. Whilst many consider it to be an album due to its length, the band have always referred to it as a 'record' or EEP (extended EP) for contractual and artistic reasons. Their second official album, entitled Romance Is Boring, was released on 1 February 2010. Their fourth full-length release, Hello Sadness, was released on 14 November 2011. The band toured the US and UK extensively throughout 2012.

Origin: Cardiff, Wales

Genres: Indie pop, indie rock, noise pop, twee pop

Years active: 2006–present

Labels: Wichita, Arts & Crafts

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NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert: Los Campesinos!

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MY BLOODY VALENTINE

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine are an alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1983. Named after the 1981 horror film of the same name, the band's most successful lineup has consisted since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields (guitar and vocals) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums) with the addition of singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe.

As My Bloody Valentine's music evolved, their use of distortion, pitch bending, and digital reverb resulted in a sound that came to be known as shoegazing. The group's seminal 1991 album Loveless, which took nearly two years to make and nearly bankrupted their record label, Creation Records, received extensive critical acclaim. Following Loveless, My Bloody Valentine became inactive, with Shields recording and shelving several albums' worth of follow-up material. In mid-2007, Shields announced that the band had reunited and were working on new material. My Bloody Valentine subsequently embarked on a world tour.

Origin: Dublin, Ireland

Genres: Alternative rock, shoegazing, noise pop, dream pop, indie pop

Years active: 1983–1997, 2007–present

Labels: Tycoon, Lazy, Creation, Sony, Sire

Members: Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher, Debbie Googe, Colm Ó Cíosóig

Past members: Joe Byfield, Dave Conway, Tina Durkin, Stephen Ivers, Paul Murtagh, Mark Ross

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My Bloody Valentine Live Amsterdam 24 February 1989 FULL CONCERT

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My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)

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