Los Campesinos! are back with more music magic.
After their July return with the album All Hell, they’re dropping a new EP called More Hell, which includes different takes on five songs from All Hell and a fresh cover of “Wait” by Secret Stars. The EP is available below, and you can also check out their tour dates for 2025.
Gareth David shared his thoughts: “The Secret Stars’ ‘Wait,’ was included on a mixtape a friend made me when I was a teenager. For years, this tape dub was the only way I had of listening to the song, and I’d play it over and over. A little later, I’d buy the Death Cab You Can Play These Songs With Chords CD and was struck by lightning when I surprisedly heard their version. I loved this, too, and it became a staple of the love letter mix CDs I’d make for others. At some point, I found a trashy MP3 on Soulseek, but would keep going back to the tape until 2012 when somebody uploaded the original version of the song to YouTube. A rip of the vinyl audio, playing atop a video of the 7″ spinning on a turntable. It feels kind of perfect that the original, 30 years since its release, still hasn’t made its way to streaming. I hope our version will find a place on playlists you send to others to keep this cycle going.”
Fans sometimes feel like these stories make music even more special.
Tom Bromley chimed in about their creative process: “I know it’s self indulgent, but I love the strings on All Hell, and I love the sax, and all those tiny details that might get lost otherwise really shine through in these stripped-down versions.” They decided to redo some parts quickly in Cardiff because things didn’t fit right anymore—now he loves them even more!
Los Campesinos! Tour Dates:
– February 8: Dublin at Button Factory
– February 14 & 15: London at Troxy
– June 7: Barcelona at Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
– June 12-15: Porto at Parque da Cidade (Primavera Sound)
