Los Campesinos!‘ anticipated new album All Hell (their first in seven years and first for their own Heart Swells label) comes out this Friday (7/19), and ahead of its release, they’ve shared a playlist of 50 songs they were listening to while writing and recording the album. As you’d probably expect, it’s pretty amazing. It includes songs by The Sidekicks, The Hotelier, Women, Turnstile, Fiddlehead, Alex G, SZA, Have A Nice Life, Animal Collective, Kath Bloom, MJ Lenderman, Big Thief, Japandroids, Danny Brown, Sunny Day Real Estate, Desaparecidos, ME REX, Steve Roach, Nilüfer Yanya, The War On Drugs, Sebadoh, Florist, Charly Bliss, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Durutti Column, Swell Maps, Death Cab For Cutie, Times New Viking, døves & Wicca Phase Springs Ternal, Empty Country, Earl Sweatshirt, SOPHIE, and more.
“Here’s where our heads were at when we were working on the new record,” the band says. Give it a listen below.
All Hail: 5⃣0⃣ songs we were listening to while writing and recording All Hell.
Just a couple more days to wait, here’s where our heads were at when we were working on the new record.
Let us know if you discover any new favourites!
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— Los Campesinos! – All Hell this Friday (@LosCampesinos) July 16, 2024