Everyone's favourite "fourteen-legged abortion" Los Campesinos! have announced a neat-o 'record box' competition giveway.

What they're giving away is a tour record box, filled with records from the bands they play with on the tour, and one from a local record shop from each of the cities they visit. Maybe even some flatbread, too.

Gareth does the 'splainin' here, in a Malta football shirt?

The comeptition hasn't YET been announced, but stay tuned to their official website and blog for updates when the competition and winners are announced, as well as whatever sort of stuff they'll be chucking into the box.

So far we have:

• Xiu Xiu/High Places 7? Split (includes David Horvitz polaroid)
• Lovvers Laughing Man 7?
• Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Town Topic EP
• BARR The Song Is The Single 7?
• Miscellaneous Badges
• A couple of ‘Zines

You do not need telling that is a very fine start indeed.

If you happen to be reading this in America and fancy catching these marvellously energetic guys and gals out, you can do so at these dates:

August:

4 - Webster Hall (18+) - New York, New York
5 - 9:30 Club (All Ages) - DC, Washington DC
6 - Grog Shop (All Ages) - Cleveland, Ohio
7 - Spin Nightclub (21+) - Indianapolis, Indiana
08 - LOLLAPALOOZA, Chicago
12 - Record Bar (18+) - Kansas City, Missouri
14 - Emo’s (All Ages) - Austin, Texas
15 - Granada Theatre (All Ages) - Dallas, Texas
16 - Warehouse Live (Studio) - Houston, Texas
19 - Launchpad (21+) - Albuquerque, New Mexico
20 - Hocofest Green Music Festival - Tucson, Arizona
21 - El Rey Theater (All Ages) - Los Angeles, California
22 - The Glass House (All Ages) - Pomona, California
23 - Detroit Bar (21+) - Costa Mesa, California
25 - Beauty Bar (21+) - Las Vegas, Nevada
26 - Howie and Sons Pizza - Visalia, California
27 - Brookdale Lodge Concert Hall - Santa Cruz, California
28 - Outside Lands Festival - San Francisco, California
29 - Street Scene Festival - San Diego, California

Should be a pretty full box then. Maybe no room for pita bread, after all. They've also got an album on the way, some time soon. This one is an album, we think...