- Hold on Now, Youngster...
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Hold on Now, Youngster... Studio album by Los Campesinos! Released 22 February 2008 Recorded 2007 Genre Indie pop Length 42:52 Label Wichita, Arts & Crafts Producer David Newfeld Los Campesinos! chronology Sticking Fingers into Sockets
(2007)Hold On Now, Youngster...
(2008)We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
(2008)Singles from Hold on Now, Youngster... - "Death to Los Campesinos!"
Released: February 18, 2008 - "My Year in Lists"
Released: May 12, 2008
Hold on Now, Youngster... is the debut album by Cardiff-based indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released in February 2008 on Wichita Recordings. It consists of 12 tracks, despite only 11 being listed. This is because "2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" appears as an unlisted track on the CD version, and as a C-side (the etched orange vinyl) on the double gatefold vinyl.[1][2] It entered the UK album charts at number 72.
Contents
Tracklisting
Wichita WEBB160, Arts & Crafts A&C031 No. Title Length 1. "Death to Los Campesinos!" 2:52 2. "Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats" 3:35 3. "Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)" 3:22 4. "Drop it Doe Eyes" 2:44 5. "My Year in Lists" 1:51 6. "Knee Deep at ATP" 2:49 7. "This Is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics"" 4:20 8. "We Are All Accelerated Readers" 2:54 9. "You! Me! Dancing!" 6:48 10. "...And We Exhale and Roll Our Eyes in Unison" 2:50 11. "Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks" 4:31 12. "2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" (unlisted bonus track) 4:44 Japanese Bonus Tracks (Mallory Towers 70002) No. Title Length 13. "The International Tweexcore Underground" 3:16 14. "C is the Heavenly Option" (Heavenly cover) 3:17 15. "Police Story" (Black Flag cover) 2:15 Release history
Date Country Label (Cat#) February 25, 2008 United Kingdom Wichita Recordings (WEBB160) April 1, 2008 United States/Canada Arts & Crafts (A&C031) Notes
- On the vinyl version of the album, the black disc (containing the 11 album tracks) should be played at 33⅓ RPM, whereas the orange disc, with bonus track "2007..." on it, should be played at 45 RPM.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3]
A.V. Club (A)[4] Drowned in Sound (9/10)[5] NME [6]
Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)[7] Robert Christgau (A)[8] Spin [9]
This Is Fake DIY [10]
Initial critical response was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album was met with universal acclaim receiving an average score of 81, based on 29 reviews.[11]
Charts
Charts (2008)[12] Peak
positionUK Album Charts 72 US Top Heatseekers 45 References
- ^ http://los-campesinos.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31&start=60 Los Campesinos! forum - showing album details.
- ^ http://los-campesinos.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=74&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=210 Gareth, talking about album on LC! forum.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ A.V. Club review
- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ This Is Fake DIY review
- ^ "Los Campesinos!:Hold On Now, Youngster (2008):Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/loscampesinos/holdonnowyoungster. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Los Campesinos - Hold On Now Youngster - Music Charts
Ellen • Gareth • Jason • Kim • Neil • Rob • Tom
Aleksandra • Ollie • HarrietStudio albums EPs Singles "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives"/"Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)" • "You! Me! Dancing!" • "The International Tweexcore Underground" • "Death to Los Campesinos!" • "My Year in Lists"" • "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" • "There Are Listed Buildings" • "Romance Is Boring" • "Kindle A Flame In Her Heart" • "By Your Hand" • "Hello Sadness"Related articles Categories:- 2008 albums
- Los Campesinos! albums
- Arts & Crafts (record label) albums
- "Death to Los Campesinos!"
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