“kms” was debuted on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the first show of the Los Campesinos! Summer 2024 US tour and quickly became a regular part of the tour.
It is unique as the lyrics are primarily sung by Kim Paisey, the only other song like that being “Little Mouth”, a track recorded for a movie sou...
[Verse 1: Kim]
Food court fountain's bubbling
In a ghost arcade
Slim fingers sieving through the rubble in
Bittersweet nightshade
[Chorus: Kim]
No lie, I would lay down my life
For any rat in the road
Yeah I, I'd lay down my life for you
Depressive episode
[Verse 2: Kim & Gareth]
Some golden oldies radio
Plays your first kiss (Later than your friends did)
Binbag blackout, your landlord pinned for curtains
Two brine-soaked kids
[Chorus: Kim & Gareth]
No lie, I would lay down my life
For any rat in the road
Yeah I, I'd lay down my life for you
Depressive episode
(Yeah!)
[Verse 3: Gareth, Kim, both]
It's a medical condition to hold such inhibitions
Second serving, sophomore slump
(So called 'cause you suffer more)
Paid partner validation is no route to salvation
Sewer swimming, down in the dumps
A wave away
[Outro: Kim]
Scratchcard inside an envelope
Little effort for fleeting fun
I truly hope that both our luck is out
I'd kill myself if he won
kms was written by Gareth David & Tom Bromley.
kms was produced by Tom Bromley.
Los-campesinos released kms on Fri Jul 19 2024.
kms was the last track we wrote for the album, in January this year. Having spent a few years working on the other songs, I wanted something a little looser and less refined to balance out the latter part of the record. I made a quick demo, G wrote lyrics the next day and we recorded it the next wee...