How many times have you heard the following: “I liked their old stuff better.” If you’re Los Campesinos!, the answer is apparently, a lot. The band’s most recent release, Romance is Boring, shows how the young Welsh eight-piece has grown even more jaded by the “less than idealistic romances” which colored its first two albums. It has the same excellent lyricism of the group’s earlier work, and plenty of opportunities to scream out lyrics en masse (see: “This is a Flag. There Is No Wind.”) but a less lively and more mature sound than on breakout album Hold on Now, Youngster.

So despite Romance is Boring being one of the most complete releases of the year thus far, lead singer Gareth Campesinos still dropped self-deprecating remarks at the 9:30 Club on Tuesday night, such as, “Here’s another one from the new album that nobody wants to hear” (“Straight in at 101,” which some of us very much wanted to hear) and “I promise, it’s only hits from here on out” after having packed most of the first part of the set with songs from Romance is Boring.