Usually age is a liability for rock bands, but on Los Campesinos! recently released seventh album, All Hell, “the U.K.’s first and only emo band” unequivocally proves that their well-earned longevity is an asset. The band describes All Hell as an album on “drinking for fun and drinking for misery // adult acne // adult […]
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