Romance Is Boring features a significantly different Los Campesinos! than fans first encountered two years ago. The Welsh septet has referred to their new album as ‘nothing if not ambitious,’ and a listen through the album proves this sentiment. A mission statement of sorts can be found in “We’ve Got Your Back (Documented Emotional Breakdown #2).” The song starts out similar to the Los Camp of yore, with some lovely singing by the now-departed Aleks Campesinos, pleasantly poppy music, and well-placed handclaps. Suddenly, however, the song shifts gears, getting louder and slightly more disjointed. The shift is signaled by Gareth Campesinos singing “So fucking on, so fucking forth,” as though poking fun at the band’s more simplistic and less musically
varied past. Aside from a couple hiccups, Romance Is Boring is arguably the group’s best record yet, thanks to the advances in instrumentation and overall sound. Read full review at inyourspeakers.com
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