SONG OF THE DAY
“We Throw Parties You Throw Knives” by Los Campesinos! (Sticking Fingers into Sockets, Wichita Recordings/ Arts & Crafts, 2007). Written by Gareth Campesinos! and Tom Campesinos!.
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– “We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives” is a song by UK Indie pop band Los Campesinos!.
– It was released as their debut single as a double A-side with “Don’t Tell Me To Do The Math(s)” on 7″ on 26 February 2007.
– Lead singer Gareth Campesinos! often expresses his dislike of the song.
– The band consists of Aleksandra Campesinos! (vocals, keyboard), Ellen Campesinos! (bass guitar), Gareth Campesinos! (vocals, glockenspiel), Harriet Campesinos! (violin, keyboard), Neil Campesinos! (guitar), Ollie Campesinos (drums), and Tom Campesinos! (lead guitar).
– Los Campesinos! are an eight piece indie pop band that met at Cardiff, Wales that formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University.
– Despite the band forming in Wales, none of its members are actually Welsh.
– The band’s earliest compositions were long pieces in the style of “post-rock,” though no recordings from this era are known to circulate publicly.
– The word campesino in Spanish translates to “peasant” or “country person.”