Hold on Now, Youngster...

For the band's similarly titled EP, see Hold on Now, Youngster.

Hold on Now, Youngster...
Studio album by Los Campesinos!
Released	22 February 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie pop
Length	42:52
Label	Wichita, Arts & Crafts
Producer	David Newfeld
Los Campesinos! chronology
Sticking Fingers into Sockets (2007) Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008) We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (2008)
Singles from Hold on Now, Youngster...
"Death to Los Campesinos!" Released: February 18, 2008 "My Year in Lists" Released: May 12, 2008

Hold on Now, Youngster... is the debut album by Cardiff-based indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released in February 2008 on Wichita Recordings. It consists of 12 tracks, despite only 11 being listed. This is because "2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" appears as an unlisted track on the CD version, and as a C-side (the etched orange vinyl) on the double gatefold vinyl. It entered the UK album charts at number 72.

Tracklisting

Wichita WEBB160, Arts & Crafts A&C031
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Death to Los Campesinos!"	2:52
2.	"Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats"	3:35
3.	"Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)"	3:22
4.	"Drop it Doe Eyes"	2:44
5.	"My Year in Lists"	1:51
6.	"Knee Deep at ATP"	2:49
7.	"This Is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics""	4:20
8.	"We Are All Accelerated Readers"	2:54
9.	"You! Me! Dancing!"	6:48
10.	"...And We Exhale and Roll Our Eyes in Unison"	2:50
11.	"Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks"	4:31
12.	"2007: The Year Punk Broke (My Heart)" (unlisted bonus track)	4:44

Japanese Bonus Tracks (Mallory Towers 70002)
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The International Tweexcore Underground"	3:16
14.	"C is the Heavenly Option" (Heavenly cover)	3:17
15.	"Police Story" (Black Flag cover)	2:15

Release history

Date	Country	Label (Cat#)
February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)	United Kingdom	Wichita Recordings (WEBB160)
April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)	United States/Canada	Arts & Crafts (A&C031)

Notes

• On the vinyl version of the album, the black disc (containing the 11 album tracks) should be played at 33⅓ RPM, whereas the orange disc, with bonus track "2007..." on it, should be played at 45 RPM.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
A.V. Club	(A)
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)
NME
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)
Robert Christgau	(A)
Spin
This Is Fake DIY

Initial critical response was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album was met with universal acclaim receiving an average score of 81, based on 29 reviews.

Charts

Charts (2008)	Peak position
UK Album Charts	72
US Top Heatseekers	45