No Blues

No Blues is the fifth studio album by Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos!. The album was produced by John Goodmanson and the band's guitarist, Tom Campesinos!.[1] It is the band's first album without founding bassist Ellen Campesinos!, who left the group in late 2012.

No Blues
Studio album by
Released29 October 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length41:39
Label
  • Wichita
  • Turnstile Music
  • Heart Swells
Producer
Los Campesinos! chronology
Hello Sadness
(2011)
No Blues
(2013)
A Los Campesinos! Christmas
(2014)
Singles from No Blues
  1. "What Death Leaves Behind"
    Released: 29 August 2013
  2. "Avocado, Baby"
    Released: 8 October 2013

The album was released on 29 October 2013 on Wichita Recordings, Turnstile Music and Heart Swells.[1] It is the band's first album not to be distributed in North America by Arts & Crafts Productions.

The first single, "What Death Leaves Behind", was released as a free download on the band's SoundCloud page on 29 August 2013.[2] The second single, "Avocado, Baby", was released on 8 October 2013.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB+[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Drowned in Sound[7]
MusicOMH[8]
The Line of Best Fit[9]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[10]
The Skinny[11]
This is Fake DIY[12]

Initial critical response was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 17 reviews.[13] The A.V. Club named the album the 18th best album of 2013 in their annual year-end list.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."For Flotsam"3:43
2."What Death Leaves Behind"3:37
3."A Portrait of the Trequartista as a Young Man"3:01
4."Cemetery Gaits"4:52
5."Glue Me"5:04
6."As Lucerne/The Low"4:22
7."Avocado, Baby"4:36
8."Let It Spill"3:20
9."The Time Before the Last Time"2:47
10."Selling Rope (Swan Dive to Estuary)"6:17
Total length:41:39

Personnel

  • Los Campesinos! – primary artist
  • Michael Iles – trumpet
  • Craig Walker – trombone
  • Cardiff Cougar Allstars Cheerleaders – vocals on "Avocado, Baby"
  • Tom Campesinos! – brass arrangement, string arrangements, engineer, producer
  • John Goodmanson – mixing, producer
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Phillip Peterson – engineer

References

  1. Battan, Carrie (29 August 2013). "Los Campesinos! Announce New Album No Blues, Share Song "What Death Leaves Behind"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. Los Campesinos!. "What Death Leaves Behind by Los Campesinos! on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. Martins, Chris (8 October 2013). "Los Campesinos! Celebrate the 'Avocado, Baby' on Upbeat Single". Spin. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. Sendra, Tim. "No Blues - Los Campesinos! : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. Ryan, Kyle. "Music Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. Bosman, Chris (1 November 2013). "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. Burrows, Marc. "Los Campesinos! - No Blues / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. Meller, David (24 October 2013). "Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  9. Tapley, Chris. "Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  10. Cohen, Ian. "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  11. Kaill, Gary (22 October 2013). "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  12. Wright, Danny. "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  13. "Los Campesinos!:No Blues (2013):Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  14. "Album review: The 23 Best Albums of 2013". The A.V. Club.
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