| Los Campesinos! – Yr Boyfriend Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Yeah, aside from the Eyebright Bugler, this is the only song I have not yet heard from LC! Pretty easy song to understand, and makes me snicker too. 'Nuff said. | |
| Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Dang. This song is so brutally honest you can almost connect. I agree with gummy b, and her comment about romanticizing self-destruction. It represents what the album stands for as a last will and testament; well, more like a laughing crow's call at an already awful, yet beautiful picture bound for destruction. Not only that, but it masterfully links everything together: a failing body, a previous unpleasant relationship, dark, vulgar, and bluntly put philosophical statements, and doing petty things in hopes of getting better, yet all the while contemplating an all to real, bleak and grim outlook of the future ahead. But, if there's one thing LC! does well is making the heart race by presenting these depressive themes with powerful, symphonic instruments and impressive lyrical delivery which mesh together like paste (or vomit, which the album in question does not fail to visualize in several songs, including this one) to create the songs of questionable selective beauty and personal taste that they release. |
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| Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing! Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Best Los Campesinos! song ever? I think so. One of the best songs in existence? Quite possibly. One of the best songs of AWESOMENESS? Most definetely. Like most of the people on this page, I think this song is just about letting loose having fun, and not paying any attention to all the labels or images that others like to brand("scenesters"). It's happier then many of their other songs, which are known for being lyrically pessimistic in tone. Not that I don't like Gareth acting as the bitter, existential peanut gallery to every musican, doomed relationship, or sucky personal moment that he references. It's one of LC!'s defining features, as well as a trademark of most indie bands. In fact, this song is still pretty sarcastic, as it talks about the stereotypes of "scenesters" and "taking props from like these boy band fashions. All crop tops and testosterone passion." But the point that this song makes is that it JUST DOESN'T MATTER. The biggest concern of the singer, and also the line that makes me smile almost every time I hear it, is simply stated as follows: "If there's one thing that I could never confess, It's that I can't dance a single step." Yes, they can go out clubbin' and swing around like the bees knees, but he, feels slightly awkward about the moment. He can't. I couldn't dance to save my life. So in a way, he connects with the audience through this statement. However, this is soon followed by the happy-go-lucky, kid-like mantra: "It's YOU! It's ME! And it's DANCING!" Among one of the most refreshing and enjoyable surprises of the new age, that oddly makes me feel like a kid again. It's triumphant and cheerful without it ever caring to be. And while others might not like it because of it's shouty lyrics, "annoying" male lead's voice, loud and jumbly sound (how I love the guitar and drums in this song), or just plain "I don't like indie/ I don't like rock.".... I don't care; I, myself, am not involved in the "twee/indie" scene, despite liking several indie musicians/bands. I just don't care; why? Because it's you, it's me, and it's dancing! |
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| Los Campesinos! – Heart Swells/Pacific Daylight Time Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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As the title aptly says, it sure does make the heart swell. It is, in many ways, a sad song of an unattainable or lost love. The composition itself seems divided into two parts: the first, a solemn and hopeless admittance of the singer's emotions; and the second, a rather hoppy and goofy plethora of honest feelings that he felt 'in the moment', having engraved themselves into his mind. The song proceeds to fade out, with his stubborn resolve to remain within that time whilst also hinting that those feelings had not been expressed to the object of his desires. 'Least that's what I think. Over here at the Pacific, life feels like it moves at a slower, perhaps even happier pace then most of the world. This is how I interpret the title. To me, this is such an unnatural little song on their WAB WAD album, but it feels precious, like a young kid or something; it almost feels out of place. It also feels less damning and cathartic then the rest of the tracks (which are also beautiful in their own way). Oh, and to make light of current events, Charlotte- the supposed replacement for Aleks as she returns to her studies- has recorded a cover of this song which can be viewed on the LC! official website/blog. At first, I wasn't expecting much; having grown attached to Aleks' sunny synchro-harmony with Gareth's chaotic voice. After listening however, I was slapped in the face and my day was happily turned around. We're probably all going to miss Aleks very much, but I feel LC! is in good hands. View it at your leisure. |
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