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LOS CAMPESINOS! share new single, “5 Flucloxacillin”, taken from forthcoming album Sick Scenes + UK tour in April/May

January 17, 2017

Owen Richards

SHARE NEW SINGLE, “5 FLUCLOXACILLIN

SICK SCENES, RELEASED 24TH FEBRUARY 2017

UK AND NORTH AMERICAN TOURS 

Following the recent news of their upcoming album Sick Scenes, Los Campesinos! announce details of a brand new single 5 Flucloxacillin, through Wichita Recordings.

Sick Scenes, the band’s sixth album arriving after a recording hiatus of some three years is testament to their longevity and canny perception –  coming into view amidst a backdrop of personal and social malaise, prescribed medication, the disintegration of local communities, non-league football and the minutiae of every-day life.

Quite possibly the first and last song to be named after the prescription drug, 5 Flucloxacillin, a depiction of what life is like for the many who fall foul of (what for many is) a never ending dependency – as Gareth explains the origins of the track from a personal perspective:

“As time ticks by and I become entrenched in my thirties I realise I’ve now spent half of my life medicating and self-medicating for depression, acne, countless viral infections and, worst of all, relentless ingrown toenails. Most everyone I know struggles with their mental health and is trying to cope in whatever way they can, while baby-boomers chastise us millennials for the manner in which we attempt to find solace amidst, and fumble out of the mess they made for us”

The tail-end of 2016 saw Los Campesinos! mark their return with a handful of sold out shows, further live action follows when the band undertake a whistle-stop tour of North America in February and March followed by a run of UK shows – the full itinerary is:

February

20th   Seattle, WA  The Neptune Theatre*
21st   Vancouver, BC  The Imperial (19+)*
22nd  Portland, OR  Doug Fir Lounge (+21)*
24th   San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall*
25th   Los Angeles, CA  The Teragram Ballroom *
27th   Denver, CO The Bluebird Theater*

March

1st     Minneapolis, MN  Triple Rock Social Club (18+)*
2nd    Chicago, IL  Metro (18+)*
3rd    Detroit, MI  El Club*
4th    Cleveland Heights, OH  Grog Shop*
5th    Toronto, ON  Velvet Underground*
6th    Pittsburgh, PA  Rex Theatre*
8th    Philadelphia, PA  Theatre of Living Arts*
9th    Washington, DC  9:30 Club*
10th   Brooklyn, NY  Warsaw*
11th   Boston, MA   Paradise Rock Club*

April

27th   Liverpool  Arts Centre  (14+)
28th   Glasgow  Stereo  (14+)
29th   Sheffield  Queens Social Club  (14+)
30th   Newcastle  The Cluny  (14+)

May

1st     London  Koko  (14+)
5th    Brighton  The Haunt  (14+)
6th    Norwich  Arts Centre   (14+)
7th    Birmingham  Hare & Hounds  (14+)

All shows are all ages unless stated.
* w/ special guests Crying

 

Sick Scenes will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally through Wichita Recordings. The album is available for pre-order now in limited bundle format:
https://kontraband.store/loscampesinos/

Sick Scenes Tracklisting

1. Renato Dall’Ara (2008)
2. Sad Suppers
3. I Broke Up In Amarante
4. A Slow, Slow Death
5. The Fall Of Home
6. 5 Flucloxacillin
7. Here’s To The Fourth Time!
8. For Whom The Belly Tolls
9. Got Stendhal’s
10. A Litany/Heart Swells
11. Hung Empty

Artwork:

http://www.loscampesinos.com/

https://www.facebook.com/loscampesinos

https://twitter.com/LosCampesinos

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