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Romance Is Boring is the third studio album by indie pop band Los Campesinos!. It was recorded in multiple locations in the United States and Wales and was produced by John Goodmanson.[1] It was released on 26 January 2010 in the United States and on 1 February in the United Kingdom.[2]

Romance Is Boring
Studio album by Los Campesinos!
Released	26 January 2010 (2010-01-26)
Recorded	March–June 2009 at Carriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut; Two Sticks Audio, Seattle
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock, noise pop
Length	48:22
Label	Wichita, Arts & Crafts
Producer	John Goodmanson
Los Campesinos! chronology
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (2008) Romance Is Boring (2010) All's Well That Ends (2010)
Singles from Romance Is Boring
"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" Released: 2 September 2009 "There Are Listed Buildings" Released: 2 November 2009 "Romance Is Boring" Released: 15 February 2010

The album was described by frontman Gareth Paisey as being about "the death and decay of the human body, sex, lost love, mental breakdown, football and, ultimately, that there probably isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel".

It is the band's final release to feature vocalist and keyboardist Aleksandra Berditchevskaia (who amicably left the band in August 2009, after the album had been recorded), as well as drummer Ollie Briggs.

A remastered 10th anniversary edition was released on 14 February 2020.

Composition

The album generally stays true to the band's original indie pop genre. However, they were also applauded for greatly expanding their sound. When speaking of the album's influences, guitarist Tom Bromsley cited Pavement, Guided by Voices, Blur and Modest Mouse as major influences upon the album.[3] Frontman Gareth Paisey cites novelist B. S. Johnson as an influence and references some of his work in the lyrics on the album.

The album features guest appearances from Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls, and Jherek Bischoff of The Dead Science.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Chart	[6]
Clash	8/10[7]
Consequence of Sound	[8]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[9]
NME	8/10[10]
Pitchfork Media	8.3/10[11]
PopMatters	(9/10)[12]
Spin	[13]
Under the Radar	7/10[14]

Initial critical response was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 24 reviews.[4] British music magazine NME gave the album a positive 8/10 review, naming it "a significant step forward", in comparison to previous material.[15]

Other reviews were less positive, like British music magazine Uncut writing that "the band have beefed up their sound, at the expense of their spindly charm."[4] Vulture described the album as the band's "most divisive."[16]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gareth Paisey, except tracks 4 and 11 co-written by Aleksandra Berditchevskaia.

1. "In Medias Res" – 4:42
2. "There Are Listed Buildings" – 2:54
3. "Romance Is Boring" – 2:36
4. "We've Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)" – 4:29
5. "(Plan A)" – 2:01
6. "200-102" – 0:55
7. "Straight In At 101" – 3:54
8. "Who Fell Asleep In" – 4:10
9. "I Warned You: Do Not Make An Enemy Of Me" – 2:47
10. "Heart Swells/100-1" – 0:45
11. "I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know" – 4:39
12. "A Heat Rash In The Shape Of The Show Me State; or, Letters From Me To Charlotte" – 3:42
13. "The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" – 4:26
14. "This Is A Flag. There Is No Wind" – 3:29
15. "Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State" – 2:51
16. "Too Many Flesh Suppers" (bonus track) – 4:49

Personnel

• Los Campesinos!
  • Aleksandra Berditchevskaia – lead vocals, keyboard
  • Ellen Waddell – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Gareth Paisey – lead vocals, glockenspiel
  • Harriet Coleman – violin, keyboard
  • Neil Turner – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ollie Briggs – drums
  • Tom Bromley – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Paisey – shruti box, piccolo
• Zac Pennington – backing vocals
• Jamie Stewart – vocals
• Eric Corson – vocals, engineering
• Jherek Bischoff – vocals, trombone, double bass
• Izaak Mills – saxophone, flute
• Samantha Boshnack – trumpet, flugel horn
• John Goodmanson – production, recording, mixing
• Guy Davie – mastering

Charts

Charts (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	92
US Top Heatseekers	3[17]
US Top Independent	28[17]

Release history

Date	Country	Label (Cat#)
26 January 2010 (2010-01-26)	United States/Canada	Arts & Crafts (A&C050)
1 February 2010 (2010-02-01)	United Kingdom	Wichita Recordings (WEBB239)
3 February 2010 (2010-02-03)	Japan	Hostess Entertainment

References

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[de] Romance Is Boring

Romance Is Boring ist das dritte Studioalbum der walisischen Indie-Pop-Band Los Campesinos!. Es wurde an verschiedenen Studios in den Vereinigten Staaten und Wales aufgenommen und produziert von John Goodmanson.[1] Veröffentlicht wurde es am 26. Januar 2010 in den USA und am 1. Februar in Großbritannien. In Deutschland erschien Romance Is Boring am 29. Januar.[2] Das Album beinhaltet Gastauftritte von Jamie Stewart von Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington von Parenthetical Girls und Jherek Bischoff von The Dead Science.[2] Das Album handelt laut Frontmann Gareth von „Tod und Fußball“. Albumcover und Artwork stammt von der Fotografin Cari Ann Wayman.

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- [en] Romance Is Boring

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