Romance Is Boring

Rock · 2009 · 16 tracks · 53m

Romance Is Boring

Los Campesinos!

A maximalist indie pop sprawl of glockenspiels, distortion, and hyper-literate lyrics about the messy decay of bodies and relationships.

January 1, 2009 · Wichita Recordings

A relentless, hyper-articulate exploration of heartbreak and bodily decay wrapped in maximalist indie pop.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 53m

01

In medias res

4:42

02

There Are Listed Buildings

2:55

03

Romance Is Boring

2:36

04

We’ve Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)

4:29

05

Plan A

2:02

06

200-102

0:54

07

Straight in at 101

3:55

08

Who Fell Asleep In

4:11

09

I Warned You: Do Not Make an Enemy of Me

2:47

10

Heart Swells/100-1

0:46

11

I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know

4:38

12

A Heat Rash in the Shape of the Show Me State; Or, Letters From Me to Charlotte

3:43

13

The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future

4:27

14

This Is a Flag. There Is No Wind

3:29

15

Coda: A Burn Scar in the Shape of the Sooner State

2:52

16

Too Many Flesh Suppers

4:49

Moments Worth Listening For

the sudden explosion of brass and percussion that closes the title track

the quiet, devastating spoken-word delivery midway through The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future

the way the glockenspiel melody cuts through the wall of distorted guitars on Straight in at 101

Reviews

BBC Music

Pitchfork

The Guardian

prefixmag.com

Where This Album Departs

How does Romance Is Boring sound next to the rest of Los Campesinos!'s catalogue?

Restless+1.4σ

Restless saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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