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.
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| Released | 29 October 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
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| Length | 41:39 | |||
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | [9] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[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. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Battan, Carrie (29 August 2013). "Los Campesinos! Announce New Album No Blues, Share Song "What Death Leaves Behind"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- Los Campesinos!. "What Death Leaves Behind by Los Campesinos! on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- Martins, Chris (8 October 2013). "Los Campesinos! Celebrate the 'Avocado, Baby' on Upbeat Single". Spin. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- Sendra, Tim. "No Blues - Los Campesinos! : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Ryan, Kyle. "Music Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- Bosman, Chris (1 November 2013). "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- Burrows, Marc. "Los Campesinos! - No Blues / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Meller, David (24 October 2013). "Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Tapley, Chris. "Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Cohen, Ian. "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- Kaill, Gary (22 October 2013). "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Wright, Danny. "Album Review: Los Campesinos! - No Blues". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- "Los Campesinos!:No Blues (2013):Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "Album review: The 23 Best Albums of 2013". The A.V. Club.