Camera Obscura (band)
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| Camera Obscura
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| Background information
<tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Indie pop</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">1996–present</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Elefant |
Camera Obscura is an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. The band's latest album, Let's Get Out of This Country was released on June 6, 2006; the first single from the album, "Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken," is a response to Lloyd Cole's song "Are you ready to be heartbroken".
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Tracyanne Campbell – guitar, vocals
- Carey Lander – piano, organ, vocals
- Kenny McKeeve – guitar, mandolin, harmonica, vocals
- Gavin Dunbar – bass
- Lee Thomson – drums
- Nigel Baillie – trumpet, percussion
[edit] Former
- John Henderson (1996-2004) – vocals, percussion
- Richard Colburn – drums
- David Skirving – vocals, guitar
[edit] Comments from reviewers
"One of Camera Obscura's finest attributes is consistency. There's hardly a dud to be found in their catalog, and their similarly styled songs distinguish themselves the old-fashioned way-- with memorable melodies and unique lyrics. Pleasantly, that ethos remains mostly unchanged on Let's Get Out of this Country" -Brian Howe, Pitchfork review
"She may be describing the collapse of a relationship, but when Traceyanne Campbell sings "I can't see further than my own nose at this moment", she makes jealousy and solipsism sound like huge fun" -Maddy Costa,Guardian Unlimited Arts
"If this review could be one word long, that word would be "enchanting." Camera Obscura has always been lovely but they've made the jump to truly enchanting with their third album... Though they haven't changed much in the span of three terrific albums, Camera Obscura no longer recall Belle & Sebastian; they only sound like themselves" -Brian Howe, Pitchfork review
"Yes, 'Let's Get Out Of This Country' is a ludicrously fey, coy, twee and light record that could very feasibly be knocked out by an injured butterfly, it's that gentle. But it's also a gorgeously produced, beautifully romantic and ultimately uplifting record, which simultaneously manages to tug on your heartstrings while also causing a giant stupid grin to break out all over your face. Quite, quite wonderful." -Richard Smirke, PlayLouder review
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (November 2001, Andmoresound)
- Underachievers Please Try Harder (September 2003, Elefant)
- Let's Get Out of This Country (June 2006, Merge)
[edit] Singles
- "Park and Ride" (March 1998, Andmoresound)
- "Your Sound" (December 1998, Andmoresound)
- "Eighties Fan" (June 2001, Andmoresound)
- "Teenager" (May 2003, Elefant)
- "Keep It Clean" (July 2004, Elefant)
- "I Love My Jean" (March 2005, Elefant)
- "Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken" (May 2006, Elefant)
- "Let's Get Out of This Country" (September 2006, Elefant)
[edit] Compilations and EPs
- Rare UK Bird (December 1999, Quattro) Japan-only
