Whole Damn Body

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Whole Damn Body
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Compilation album by
Los Campesinos!
Released7 May 2021
Recorded2011
Studio
Genre
Length26:30
Label Heart Swells
Producer
Los Campesinos! chronology
Sick Scenes
(2017)		Whole Damn Body
(2021)		 All Hell
(2024)

Whole Damn Body is an extended play (EP) by Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released independently on 7 May 2021. It is a compilation of songs recorded from the sessions of their fourth studio album, Hello Sadness (2011), most of which had only been released via the band's zine or fan website. Whole Damn Body was released digitally and on cassette to coincide with the record's tenth anniversary.

Contents

Release

Throughout 2011 and 2012, Los Campesinos! issued a bi-annual zine titled Heat Rash, where subscribers would receive a 7-inch single featuring two exclusive, unreleased tracks in each drop. [1] Six out of the seven tracks on Whole Damn Body are derived from this programme. [2] The other song, "Tiptoe Through the True Bits", was released in 2012 on the band's blog. [3]

Whole Damn Body was released to Bandcamp on 7 May 2021, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of their fourth studio album, Hello Sadness (2011). [4] The EP's only physical version was on cassette tape.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Far Out 8.6/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [6]

Writing for Far Out , Tyler Golsen called the record "seven tracks of high energy no bullshit rock and roll", demonstrating "the band at their wittiest, catchiest, and thoughtful best". He continued that the EP "barely gives you time to breathe, much less take in all that’s happening on the relatively short run time", praising its complex themes and imagery. [5]

Abby Jones of music publication Pitchfork commended the record's lyricism and thematic consistency with their back catalogue, "filled with the band’s sticky hooks and guttural vocals". [6] Nick Matthopoulos of Atwood Magazine praised Whole Damn Body for presenting "beautifully and poetically miserable highs and lows", containing "clever and emotional lyrics, a range of energy and dynamics, and equally expressive instrumentation". [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gareth Paisey and Tom Bromley; tracks 5–6 co-written by Neil Turner.

No.TitleProducerLength
1."Allez Les Blues" John Goodmanson 3:50
2."Dumb Luck"Goodmanson3:03
3."She Crows (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #4)"
  • Goodmanson
  • Tom Bromley
4:01
4."Tiptoe Through the True Bits"Goodmanson5:17
5."Four Seasons"Bromley3:23
6."To the Boneyard"
  • Goodmanson
  • Bromley
3:44
7."Light Leaves, Dark Sees, Pt. I"Bromley3:09
Total length:26:30

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Personnel

Musicians

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References

  1. ↑ "Los Campesinos! Unveil Heat Rash 'Zine". DIY . 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (7 May 2021). "Los Campesinos! surprise release new EP Whole Damn Body: Stream". Consequence . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (30 May 2012). "Los Campesinos!: 'Tiptoe Through the True Bits'". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Lavin, Will (8 May 2021). "Los Campesinos! share surprise EP 'Whole Damn Body'". NME. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 Golsen, Tyler (21 May 2021). "Los Campesinos! return in top form on 'Whole Damn Body'". Far Out . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 Jones, Abby (26 May 2021). "Los Campesinos!: Whole Damn Body EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Matthopoulos, Nick (8 June 2021). "Review: Reigning UK Emo Champs Los Campesinos! Really Do It Again with 'Whole Damn Body'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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