| Sticking Fingers into Sockets | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Los Campesinos! |
| Cover: | Sticking Fingers into Sockets.png |
| Released: | 3 July 2007 |
| Recorded: | Stir Studios, Cardiff Warwick Hall, Cardiff |
| Genre: | Indie pop |
| Length: | 16:02 |
| Label: | Wichita, Arts & Crafts |
| Producer: | David Newfeld |
| Prev Title: | Hold On Now, Youngster (EP) |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Hold on Now, Youngster... |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
All tracks written by Gareth Paisey and Tom Bromley, except for "Frontwards" by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.
| Date | Country | Label (Cat#) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States/Canada | Arts & Crafts (A&C025) | ||
| United Kingdom | Wichita Recordings (WEBB147) |