Sticking Fingers into Sockets | ||||
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Released | 3 July 2007 | |||
Recorded | Stir Studios, Cardiff Warwick Hall, Cardiff | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 16:02 | |||
Label | Wichita, Arts & Crafts | |||
Producer | David Newfeld | |||
Los Campesinos! chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The A.V. Club | (A) [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10) [3] |
Popmatters | (8/10) [4] |
Stylus | (B+) [5] |
Sticking Fingers into Sockets is a compilation by Cardiff-based Indie pop group Los Campesinos!. It collects their two previously released 7-inch UK singles onto one CD.
"Frontwards" is a cover of a song by Pavement which first appears on Pavement's 1992 EP Watery, Domestic .
All lyrics are written by Gareth Campesinos! and Tom Campesinos!, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" | 2:18 |
2. | "It Started With A Mixx" | 1:19 |
3. | "Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)" | 3:20 |
4. | "Frontwards" (Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg) | 2:18 |
5. | "You! Me! Dancing!" | 6:12 |
6. | "Clunk-Rewind-Clunk-Play-Clunk" | 0:35 |
Date | Country | Label (Cat#) |
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3 July 2007 | United States/Canada | Arts & Crafts (A&C025) |
27 August 2007 | United Kingdom | Wichita Recordings (WEBB147) |
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