LOS CAMPESINOS! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP

Wales. Consistently in the shadows of Ireland, Scotland, and ol' mother England, this small country has still managed to produce some high-quality pop acts over the years. Now enter Welsh septet Los Campesinos!, a new signing to Toronto's well-loved Arts and Crafts label. These kids fling themselves into college pop abandon, complete with a gleeful cover of the Pavement classic "Frontwards." The EP is all enthusiasm and breathless youth and while it's a little early to tell whether they'll add to their country's distinguished history, their debut is fun like a carnival and contagious like a cold.