# Whole Damn Body

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***Whole Damn Body*** is an [extended play](/source/Extended_play) (EP) by Welsh [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Los Campesinos!](/source/Los_Campesinos!), released independently on 7 May 2021. It is a [compilation](/source/Compilation_album) of songs recorded from the sessions of their fourth studio album, *[Hello Sadness](/source/Hello_Sadness)* (2011), most of which had only been released via the band's [zine](/source/Zine) or fan website. *Whole Damn Body* was released digitally and on [cassette](/source/Cassette_tape) to coincide with the record's tenth anniversary.

## Release

Throughout 2011 and 2012, [Los Campesinos!](/source/Los_Campesinos!) issued a bi-annual [zine](/source/Zine) titled *Heat Rash*, where [subscribers](/source/Subscription_business_model) would receive a [7-inch single](/source/Single_(music)) featuring two exclusive, unreleased tracks in each drop.[1] Six out of the seven tracks on *Whole Damn Body* are derived from this programme.[2] The other song, "Tiptoe Through the True Bits", was released in 2012 on the band's blog.[3]

*Whole Damn Body* was released to [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) on 7 May 2021, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of their fourth studio album, *[Hello Sadness](/source/Hello_Sadness)* (2011).[4] The EP's only physical version was on [cassette tape](/source/Cassette_tape).

## Reception

Writing for *Far Out*, Tyler Golsen called the record "seven tracks of high energy no bullshit [rock and roll](/source/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.[5] Abby Jones of music publication *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))* commended the record's [lyricism](/source/Lyricism) and thematic consistency with their back catalogue, "filled with the band’s sticky [hooks](/source/Hook_(music)) and guttural vocals".[6] 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".[7]

## Track listing

**Original releases**

- *Heat Rash* edition No. 1 (April 2011) contained "Light Leaves, Dark Sees, Pt. I" 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!](/source/Los_Campesinos!), specifically: - Tom Bromley – writing; producer, [mixing](/source/Mixing_engineer), recording (tracks 3, 5–7); brass arrangement - Gareth Paisey – writing, vocals - Neil Turner – writing (tracks 5–6), guitar - Rob Taylor – [cover art](/source/Cover_art) - Harriet Coleman – vocals (tracks 4–5, 7), violin (tracks 5, 7)
- [Samantha Boshnack](/source/Samantha_Boshnack) – trumpet, [flugelhorn](/source/Flugelhorn) (track 4)
- Nelson Bell – trombone, tuba (track 4)
- [Jherek Bischoff](/source/Jherek_Bischoff) – brass arrangement

**Technical**

- [John Goodmanson](/source/John_Goodmanson) – producer, mixing, recording (tracks 1–4, 6)
- [Jose Luis Molero](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Moner%C3%B3) – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer)
- Eric Corson – engineering
- Simon Francis – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio))

## References

1. ["Los Campesinos! Unveil Heat Rash 'Zine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230228062228/https://diymag.com/news/los-campesinos-unveil-heat-rash-zine). *[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))*. 9 December 2010. Archived from [the original](https://diymag.com/news/los-campesinos-unveil-heat-rash-zine) on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

1. Corcoran, Nina (7 May 2021). ["Los Campesinos! surprise release new EP Whole Damn Body: Stream"](https://consequence.net/2021/05/los-campesinos-new-ep-whole-damn-body-stream/). *[Consequence](/source/Consequence_(publication))*. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

1. Fitzmaurice, Larry (30 May 2012). ["Los Campesinos!: 'Tiptoe Through the True Bits'"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13680-los-campesinos-tiptoe-through-the-true-bits/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

1. Lavin, Will (8 May 2021). ["Los Campesinos! share surprise EP 'Whole Damn Body'"](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/los-campesinos-share-surprise-ep-whole-damn-body-2936757). *NME*. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

1. Golsen, Tyler (21 May 2021). ["Los Campesinos! return in top form on 'Whole Damn Body'"](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/los-campesinos-return-to-form-on-whole-damn-body/). *Far Out*. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

1. Jones, Abby (26 May 2021). ["Los Campesinos!: Whole Damn Body EP"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/los-campesinos-whole-damn-body-ep/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

1. Matthopoulos, Nick (8 June 2021). ["Review: Reigning UK Emo Champs Los Campesinos! Really Do It Again with 'Whole Damn Body'"](https://atwoodmagazine.com/lcwd-los-campesinos-whole-damn-body-review/). *Atwood Magazine*. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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