barbie dolls giving handjobs. gareth putting a plastic bag over his head. blood. those los campesinos! scamps are not the perfect role models. ‘by your hand’ is classic los campesinos! though. they’re doing what they do best. gareth singing about broken hearts and love and what have you. if you don’t want to see the video because you’re worried that it will corrupt your little mind, fear not for the band are also offering it as a free download. they’re nice like that.

it’s all a precursor to the recently announced new album, hello sadness. the band are offering it out to fans first as well which is nice. you can order it right here. being a heat rash member i get it for a fiver off. add to the music and fanzine i’ve already been sent and heat rash membership is proving very worthwhile. on that though, is any of the band happen across this article, please let me know what i need to do to change my address. i can’t find anything on the website and i’ve moved since i joined. please help. please.

one last thing. sockformation’s favourite member, the wonderful harriet, has left the band. it was announced at the end of august that she was going back to study. i imagine that she made the decision after featuring in our very own “currently.in.love.with” earlier this year. you can’t really get a higher accolade than that.