Hello Sadness

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Hello Sadness
Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness.jpg
Studio album by
Los Campesinos!
Released14 November 2011 (UK)
15 November 2011 (US/CAN)
Recorded2011
Studio
Genre Indie pop, Indie rock
Length40:06
Label Wichita, Arts & Crafts
Producer John Goodmanson
Los Campesinos! chronology
All's Well That Ends
(2010)		Hello Sadness
(2011)		 No Blues
(2013)
Singles from Hello Sadness
  1. "By Your Hand"
    Released: 6 September 2011
  2. "Hello Sadness"
    Released: 21 November 2011
  3. "Songs About Your Girlfriend"
    Released: 19 March 2012

Hello Sadness is the fourth studio album by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos!. It was recorded during summer 2011 in a small studio near Figueres, Spain, and was produced by John Goodmanson. It is the band's first release to feature new drummer Jason (formerly of The Ghost Frequency) and the first full-length release to feature new members Rob and Kim, who had previously first appeared on the All's Well That Ends EP in 2010. The album is also the group's final release to feature violinist Harriet, who left before the album's release, and bassist Ellen who left the band in December 2012.

Contents

The album was released on 14 November 2011 in the United Kingdom and 15 November 2011 in the United States and Canada. [1] In August 2012, the album shortlisted for the 2012 Welsh Music Prize. [2]

Release

The album's pre-release bundle featured the CD, a digital download, a T-shirt, a DVD and an exclusive release called Hold on Now, Youngster...: The Demos, which featured demo tracks from the recording of the band's 2008 debut album Hold on Now, Youngster... as well as the non-album rarity "How I Taught Myself to Scream" and the previously unreleased track "No Tetris".

The general release of the album featured the CD and a DVD featuring a documentary about the making of the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B− [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [6]
SPIN 8/10 [7]

Track listing

  1. "By Your Hand" – 4:07
  2. "Songs About Your Girlfriend" – 3:18
  3. "Hello Sadness" – 4:13
  4. "Life Is a Long Time" – 4:21
  5. "Every Defeat a Divorce (Three Lions)" – 5:04
  6. "Hate for the Island" – 2:20
  7. "The Black Bird, the Dark Slope" – 3:55
  8. "To Tundra" – 4:11
  9. "Baby I Got the Death Rattle" – 4:13
  10. "Light Leaves, Dark Sees Pt. II" – 4:20

Personnel

Adapted from Bandcamp. [8]

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry; Phillips, Amy (31 August 2011). "Los Campesinos! Announce New Album". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Music Prize 2012 shortlist revealed". BBC News. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Sendra, Tim (15 November 2011). "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "AV Club review". AV Club. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Marvilli, Joe (17 November 2011). "Consequence of Sound review". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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