We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
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We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed is the second full-length record from Cardiff
-based seven-piece Los Campesinos!
. It was released in the UK on 27 October 2008 on Wichita Recordings
. The band does not consider We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed to be their second album, instead considering it a mini-album or an "EEP" (Extended EP). It came only thirty-three weeks after debut album Hold on Now, Youngster...
and contains ten completely new tracks, none of which were released as singles. The album was recorded over an eleven-day recording session with John Goodmanson
in his Seattle studio during June 2008.
The song "Miserabilia" was named the 94th best song of 2008 by Rolling Stone
.
, Xiu Xiu
and Parenthetical Girls
, among others.
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album was met with universal acclaim receiving an average
score of 82, based on 22 reviews.
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
-based seven-piece Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...
. It was released in the UK on 27 October 2008 on Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
. The band does not consider We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed to be their second album, instead considering it a mini-album or an "EEP" (Extended EP). It came only thirty-three weeks after debut album Hold on Now, Youngster...
Hold on Now, Youngster...
Hold on Now, Youngster... is the debut album by Cardiff-based indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released in February 2008 on Wichita Recordings. It consists of 12 tracks, despite only 11 being listed. This is because "2007: The Year Punk Broke " appears as an unlisted track on the CD version, and as...
and contains ten completely new tracks, none of which were released as singles. The album was recorded over an eleven-day recording session with John Goodmanson
John Goodmanson
John Goodmanson is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer.-Selected discography:*Aiden "Conviction " *Simple Plan "Crash and Burn"...
in his Seattle studio during June 2008.
The song "Miserabilia" was named the 94th best song of 2008 by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
.
Packaging
The CD version was released with an accompanying DVD featuring a short documentary of the band during their 2008 tour. The liner notes for the album include short contributions, such as drawings and poems, from members of GrandaddyGrandaddy
Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
, Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
and Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
, among others.
Track listing
Release history
| Date | Country | Label (Cat#) |
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| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Wichita Recordings Wichita Recordings Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John... (WEBB187) |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... /Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Arts & Crafts Arts & Crafts (record label) Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally... (A&C037) |
Reception
Initial critical response was very positive. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album was met with universal acclaim receiving an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 82, based on 22 reviews.
Charts
| Charts (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
43 |
Personnel
- Aleksandra Campesinos! – vocals, keyboard
- Ellen Campesinos! – bass guitar
- Gareth Campesinos! – vocals, glockenspiel
- Harriet Campesinos! – violin, keyboard
- Neil Campesinos! – guitar
- Ollie Campesinos! – drums
- Tom Campesinos! – lead guitar
- John GoodmansonJohn GoodmansonJohn Goodmanson is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer.-Selected discography:*Aiden "Conviction " *Simple Plan "Crash and Burn"...
- production, recording, mixing - Jim AndersonJim Anderson (sound engineer)Jim Anderson is an internationally recognized recording engineer and producer for acoustic music in the recording, radio, television, and film industries.-Early career:...
- engineering