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Things seem to be going swimmingly on the current Los Campesinos! world tour. Except for "the twat in Newcastle who tried to steal the Melody Horn, the smegga in Southampton who DID steal a microphone and the dickstick in Cambridge that tried to cause a fight after 'coming on' to Ellen," the enthusiasm radiating from the band's latest MySpace bulletin/outpost from the road is contagious. And while you seek out a real live British person to tell you the meaning of smegga (...icky!) and furiously Google in hope of helping Gareth in his quest to find a "decent Bis t-shirt," feast your eyes on the title of the forthcoming debut LP from the LC!:

Hold On Now, Youngster...

"This is the title of our album," Gareth writes on behalf of the band and their new ellipsis-laden thesis statement, "because it is the best title for any album ever." Debatable, but that'll do. You kids sure do like punctuation! The band has "a tracklisting and stuff too" for Hold On Now, "but that's all secret for the time being."

The disc is set to drop around the time Los Campesinos! embark on a fresh new run of tour dates in February. "We promise we'll have some amazing bands playing with us, because we know no other way." Indeed: just check out the ever-expanding lineup for next May's Pitchfork vs. ATP festival if you don't believe 'em.

LC! in the place to be:

11-12 Nantes, France - Olympic
11-14 Toulouse, France - Bikini
11-27 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour Echo *
11-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
12-02 Boston, MA – Great Scott
12-04 Ottawa, Ontario – Zaphod Beeblebrox
12-05 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club
12-06 Montreal, Quebec – Le National #
12-09 Tokyo, Japan – British Anthems
02-11 Dublin, Ireland – Village
02-12 Birmingham, England – Academy 2
02-14 Glasgow, Scotland – King Tuts
02-16 Newcastle, England – Northumbria University
02-17 Sheffield, England – Leadmill
02-18 Manchester, England – Club Academy
02-19 Brighton, England – Concorde 2
02-22 Bedford, England – Bedford Esquires
02-23 Portsmouth, England – Wedgewood Rooms
05-09-11 Rye, England – Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) &

* with Most Serene Republic
^ with The Spinto Band, Johnny Foreigner
# with Kevin Drew
& with the Hold Steady, Of Montreal, Black Lips, Deerhunter, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Of Montreal, Meat Puppets, Sebadoh, Ween, Caribou, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, the Black Angels, Shit and Shine, Pissed Jeans, Fuck Buttons, Apse