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Los Campesinos! Ape 'Bargain Hunt' in an Extremely Soothing Video for "5 Flucloxacillin"

"Surely one of the most emotionally impactful clips in music video history."
Emma Garland
London, GB

If you've ever watched British daytime telly you will know that it is absolutely crap. It's mostly people smashing down their sheds and replacing them with slightly better sheds or talk show hosts shouting at a pregnant teenager for making poor life decisions. At the same time, though, it is often the only thing that keeps me sane. The repetition, the anger, the fleeces; it brings me a sense of comfort and belonging in an otherwise stressful world full of fake news and avocado shortages. Basically what I'm trying to say is "your ex-girlfriend's favourite band" Los Campesinos! have just done a video for "5 Flucloxacillin" in which they try to fleece a load of old tat (including their own debut record) on a fake episode of Bargain Hunt and it is class.

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"Doing music videos is something that we as a band absolutely dread, from concept to filming, and especially having to watch ourselves back," the Campesinos! tell us over email, "However, being stars of daytime TV is something we've always dreamed of. What we've ended up with is surely one of the most emotionally impactful clips in music video history, perfectly capturing the highs and lows of a life devoted to bargain hunting."

I agree. You probably will too, after you give it a watch below.

Los Campesinos! are on tour now in support of Sick Scenes which you can cop here or at one of the many, many dates below:

February

20th   Seattle, WA  The Neptune Theatre*
21st   Vancouver, BC  The Imperial (19+)*
22nd  Portland, OR  Doug Fir Lounge (+21)*
24th   San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall*
25th   Los Angeles, CA  The Teragram Ballroom *
27th   Denver, CO The Bluebird Theater*

March

1st     Minneapolis, MN  Triple Rock Social Club (18+)*
2nd    Chicago, IL  Metro (18+)*
3rd    Detroit, MI  El Club*
4th    Cleveland Heights, OH  Grog Shop*
5th    Toronto, ON  Velvet Underground*
6th    Pittsburgh, PA  Rex Theatre*
8th    Philadelphia, PA  Theatre of Living Arts*
9th    Washington, DC  9:30 Club*
10th   Brooklyn, NY  Warsaw*
11th   Boston, MA   Paradise Rock Club*

April

27th   Liverpool  Arts Centre  (14+)
28th   Glasgow  Stereo  (14+)
29th   Sheffield  Queens Social Club  (14+)
30th   Newcastle  The Cluny  (14+)

May

1st     London  Koko  (14+)
5th    Brighton  The Haunt  (14+)
6th    Norwich  Arts Centre   (14+)
7th    Birmingham  Hare & Hounds  (14+)

All shows are all ages unless stated.
* w/ special guests Crying

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