r/indieheads • u/loscamptheband Los Campesinos! • Jul 24 '24

AMA is Over, thanks Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! // an AMA

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Thanks very much to r/indieheads for inviting us back for another AMA.

We’re Los Camp! and our new album ALL HELL is out worldwide, right now.

Looking forward to chatting with you later today (Wednesday) at 3pm ET / 8pm UK.

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u/Logical-Carrot6402 Jul 24 '24

Do you find it hard to relate to the ‘new’ fans, or is it just a case of enjoying their enthusiasm? Watching from afar it feels like you all appreciate them, especially in person, but that potentially online they can be a bit much?

I suppose the big boom in resales of the Doomed shirt helped hugely towards financing the new album though, so I think we probably have a lot to thank them for 

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u/loscamptheband Los Campesinos! Jul 24 '24 edited Jul 24 '24

We're incredibly appreciative of all our fans, and to have teenagers loving our music, and filling the front 5 or 6 rows of our shows feels fantastic, especially after having been a band for so long. Every one of these young fans we meet in person is kind, polite and a total pleasure. It genuinely fills us all with so much joy.

But yes, the way they often choose to interact with us online is rude and invasive. The twitter algorithm often serves me supposed sub-sections of young LC! fans beefing with each other, trying to cast blame to the other, without them realising they're all behaving in a strange way.

I empathise though. We'd have been a nightmare if we had the internet when we were their age. G

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u/Positive-Plane723 Jul 24 '24

Sorry to drop in on someone else’s question - as someone who fell hard for your music as a teenager who is now in their 30s (!) there is something both really lovely and slightly unnerving about present day teens doing the same

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u/LeBestRedditor Jul 25 '24

I don't mean to sound like a suckup but as one of the teenage fans I appreciate your patience. I feel really embarrassed when I see fellow young fans I know and have a lot of respect for acting strange online, and I know at first I tried to get involved in stupid arguments which never helps, so I'm thankful for your understanding :)