Whole Damn Body is a compilation EP by Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos!, independently released on 7 May 2021. It is a collection of unreleased songs from the recording sessions of their fourth album, Hello Sadness (2011), and was released digitally and on cassette to coincide with the record's tenth anniversary. Release Throughout 2011 and 2012, the band issued a bi-annual magazine titled Heat Rash, where subscribers would receive a 7-inch single featuring two exclusive, unreleased tracks in each drop. Six out of the seven tracks on Whole Damn Body are derived from this programme. The EP was surprise-released via Bandcamp on 7 May 2021, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of their fourth studio album, Hello Sadness (2011). The EP's only physical version was a cassette. Reception Writing for Far Out, Tyler Golsen called the record "seven tracks of high energy no bullshit rock and roll", demonstrating "the band at their wittiest, catchiest, and thoughtful best". He continued that the EP "barely gives you time to breathe, much less take in all that’s happening on the relatively short run time", praising its complex themes and imagery. Abby Jones of music publication Pitchfork commended the record's lyricism and thematic consistency with their back catalogue, "filled with the band’s sticky hooks and guttural vocals". Nick Matthopoulos of Atwood Magazine praised Whole Damn Body for presenting "beautifully and poetically miserable highs and lows", containing "clever and emotional lyrics, a range of energy and dynamics, and equally expressive instrumentation". Track listing Original releases Heat Rash edition No. 1 (April 2011) contained "Light Leaves, Dark Sees" and "Four Seasons" Heat Rash edition No. 3 (June 2012) contained "Allez Les Blues" and "Dumb Luck" Heat Rash edition No. 4 (November 2012) contained "She Crows" and "To the Boneyard". Personnel Musicians Los Campesinos!, specifically: Tom Bromley – writing; producer, mixing, recording , brass arrangement Gareth Paisey – writing, vocals Neil Turner – writing , guitar Rob Taylor – artwork Harriet Coleman – vocals , violin Samantha Boshnack – trumpet, flugelhorn Nelson Bell – trombone, tuba Jherek Bischoff – brass arrangement Technical John Goodmanson – producer, mixing, recording Jose Luis Molero – engineering Eric Corson – engineering Simon Francis – mastering Release history References 2021 EPs 2021 compilation albums EPs by Welsh artists Los Campesinos! albums Albums produced by John Goodmanson