There Are Listed Buildings
Introduction "'''There Are Listed Buildings'''" is a song by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos!, released on 2 November 2009 as the lead single to their third studio album ''Romance Is Boring''. It was initially distributed via digital download and as a seven-inch single only available on their 2009 UK tour. Frontman Gareth Paisey said the track was influenced by the work of Death Cab for Cutie.
Reception Writing for ''Consequence,'' Alex Young said the track was "Broken Social Scene-esque" and "features an awesome horn part". Joseph Lynch of ''Entertainment Weekly'' said the track "brings back the life-affirming marriage of punk energy and twee songcraft from their 2008 debut".The song was voted first place by listeners of Dandelion Radio in the 2009 Festive Fifty.
Music video A music video for "There Are Listed Buildings" was released alongside the track on YouTube via Arts & Crafts. It was directed by Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell. In 2020, frontman Gareth Paisey reflected: "Music video for this song isn’t very good. I think I only ever watched it once".
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