Like all great epics, the third Los Campesinos! album, “Romance is Boring,” begins with “In Medias Res.” The choice of title accurately reflects the turn that the band has taken in its follow up to 2008’s “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.” The quintessentially British band is well-known for their upbeat refrains and cheery melodies, yet the sound of this new album is much more mature than anything Los Campesinos! has done before, yet it retains that unwavering enthusiasm that made the group popular in the first place.
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