Camera Obscura

[spleenhead]

Love it, love it, love it! Maybe not as good as their first album which is probably in my personal top 20 but brilliant! Highlights are French Navy - possibly their catchiest single ever - Swans, and My Maudlin Career. Wish I could work out all the lyrics though, the Glaswegian accent has never been my strong point.

 

[jesuisbryony]

Here's the video for French Navy
http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/783-camera-obscura-french-navy-4ad

 

[jesuisbryony]

Also, Camera Obscura at SXSW

French Navy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70CRZpqOi4
Lloyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN8VNarj0R4
The Sweetest Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS7tRv4rxvE
Let's Get Out Of This Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrR5FRbUC6U
and there are a few others.

Sadly I won't be able to see them next month due to Art and French exams.

 

[bagface]

i just read that they're coming to my favorite local venue. i am so excited

 

[billybud71]

Can someone upload some Camera Obscura full length albums....thanks!

 

[Maurice E]

Can someone upload some Camera Obscura full length albums....thanks!

they're a small and struggling (commercially) indie band - why not go out and buy them?

(the albums, that is, not the actual band)

 

[Superhans]

they're a small and struggling (commercially) indie band - why not go out and buy them?

(the albums, that is, not the actual band)

I doubt it's album sales that they are relying upon to survive as a band. I think it's more probably money they get from gigs. The more peole who hear the album, the more people who will go to the gigs.

 

[jesuisbryony]

My Maudlin Career was given 9/10 in the NME but don't let that put you off!

 

[oye terence]

My Maudlin Career was given 9/10 in the NME but don't let that put you off!

They should have given it a 10/10.

 

[Superhans]

Hiya guys, you should check out 'The School' (if you haven't already). Very similar sound to Camera Obscura.

 

[spleenhead]

French Navy didn't even make the top 75 singles last week. What is wrong with people?

Don't forget to buy the album, came out yesterday.

 

[CharlieFairhead]

French Navy didn't even make the top 75 singles last week. What is wrong with people?

Don't forget to buy the album, came out yesterday.

I agree, the equally catchy Lloyd single didn't make the top 100.
the album will fair better, bought mine anyroad.

 

[spleenhead]

I agree, the equally catchy Lloyd single didn't make the top 100.
the album will fair better, bought mine anyroad.

Couldn't find it in either my local independent record shop or HMV. Anyone else having trouble tracking it down?

 

[Sphinx]

Couldn't find it in either my local independent record shop or HMV. Anyone else having trouble tracking it down?

try these

http://www.actionrecords.co.uk
normally really good


I'm off to see them again end of the week - can't wait.

 

[Hidden By Rags]

Amazon (U.S) CD #1 in Indie-Rock category.

Insound has a promo poster to go with your LP pre-order:
http://www.insound.com/Camera_Obscura_My_Maudlin_Career__PRE-ORDER_LP/productmain/p/INS54371/

 

[jesuisbryony]

Paul Morley talks about Camera Obscura

http://vimeo.com/4276283

 

[spleenhead]

Here is one of their new b-sides,

You're the Only Star in my Blue Heaven

Does anyone have the b-side from the vinyl issuing of French Navy?

 

[Kewpie]

Just found out Camera Obscura will be playing Sunday 26th July Ben & Jerry's Sundae festival Clapham Common, London.

You can book tickets from http://benandjerrys.co.uk

 

[Maurice E]

Just found out Camera Obscura will be playing Sunday 26th July Ben & Jerry's Sundae festival Clapham Common, London.

You can book tickets from http://benandjerrys.co.uk

looks like a good line-up. Tilly on the Wall and the Human League also playing.
three top-notch bands for a tenner. bargain!

 

[jesuisbryony]

Wonderful!

Spoiler

JULY

Fri 10 Jul UK T In The Park Festival

Sun 12 Jul Ireland Oxegen festival

Sat 18 Jul UK Suffolk Latitude Festival

Sat 25 Jul UK Derbyshire Indietracks festival

Sun 26 Jul UK London Ben & Jerry's Sundae

AUGUST

Sun 2 Aug UK Cardiff Big Weekend

Sat 8 Aug UK Ayrshire Dean Castle - with Lloyd Cole (how good is that
going to be?)

Sat 15 Aug France St Malo La Route de Rock

Sun 23 Aug UK Hay-on-Wye Green Man Festival

Sat 29 Aug Sweden Stockholm Popaganda Festival

SEPTEMBER

Sat 26 Sep UK Southend Village Green Festival

Mon 28 Sep Belgium Venue TBC

Tue 29 Sep Germany Osnabruck Glanz & Gloria

Wed 30 Sep Denmark Copenhagen Loppen

OCTOBER

Thu 1 Oct Sweden Gothenburg Parken

Fri 2 Oct Norway Oslo Parkteatret

Sat 3 Oct Sweden Stockholm Strand

Mon 5 Oct Sweden Malmo Debaser

Tue 6 Oct Denmark Aarhus Woxhall

Wed 7 Oct Germany Hamburg Knust

Thu 8 Oct Germany Berlin Postbahnhof

Fri 9 Oct Czech Republic Prague The Cross Club

Sat 10 Oct Austria Vienna Flex

Mon 12 Oct Germany Munich 59to1

Tue 13 Oct Switzerland Zurich Abart

Wed 14 Oct Italy Milan Casa 139

Thu 15 Oct France Venue TBC

Fri 16 Oct France Paris Maroquinerie

Sun 18 Oct France Tourcoing Grand Mix

Mon 19 Oct Belgium Brussels Ancienne Belgique

Tue 20 Oct Holland Amsterdam Paradiso

Thu 22 Oct UK Norwich Waterfront

Fri 23 Oct UK Brighton Komedia

Sat 24 Oct UK Exeter Phoenix

Sun 25 Oct UK Bristol Thekla

Mon 26 Oct UK Lancaster Library

Tue 27 Oct UK Leeds Cockpit

Thu 29 Oct UK Glasgow Barrowlands

NOVEMBER

Tue 3 Nov UK London Shepherd's Bush Empire

Thu 5 Nov Spain Zaragoza Casa Del Loco

Fri 6 Nov Spain Salamanca Multiusos Sanchez Paraiso

Sat 7 Nov Spain Valladolid Fair

Sun 8 Nov Spain Madrid Heineken

Mon 9 Nov Spain Barcelona Apolo