LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When Gareth Campesinos formed the Welsh indie-pop outfit from which he and his bandmates draw their adopted surname, the singer admits he was "a bit of a jackass." "I was sort of willfully indie, insisting that I didn't care about becoming well known," he recalls. The mind-set extended from his adolescent attitude toward his favorite acts ...

Los Campesinos! have announced that they are releasing their second album this October ? and they are definitely not following the indie career formula. For next big things, this is the way it's supposed to work: first, you release a single independently and build some blog buzz. Then maybe an EP, and you clue in the NME and, er, us ...