| Sticking Fingers into Sockets | ||||
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| Released | 3 July 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Stir Studios, Cardiff Warwick Hall, Cardiff | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 16:02 | |||
| Label | Wichita, Arts & Crafts | |||
| Producer | David Newfeld | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.4/10[3] |
| Popmatters | 8/10[4] |
| Stylus | B+[5] |
Sticking Fingers into Sockets is a compilation EP released by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos! in 2007. It collects their two previously released 7-inch UK singles onto one CD.[6] It was released through Arts & Crafts, being the band's first release with the label.
Track four, "Frontwards", is a cover of a song by Pavement, released on their 1992 EP Watery, Domestic.
The release was positively received by critics. Music publication Pitchfork, in a 8.4/10 review, called it a "superbly crafted indie pop" record.[7]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ A.V. Club review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Popmatters review
- ^ Stylus review
- ^ "Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP - Arts & Crafts". Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP - Arts & Crafts. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (20 July 2007). "Los Campesinos!: Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 September 2022.