Camera Obscura

It's : a Band
Genre : Pop/Melodramatic/Alternative
Hometown : Glasgow, Scotland / United Kingdom
Formed in : 1996, line up changed in : 2000 and 2001
Members :
Current :
Tracyanne Campbell (guitar, vocals)
Carey Lander (piano, organ, vocals)
Kenny McKeeve (guitar, mandolin, harmonica, vocals)
Gavin Dunbar (bass)
Lee Thomson (drums)

Former :
Nigel Baillie (trumpet, percussion)
John Henderson (vocals, percussion)
Richard Colburn (drums)
David Skirving (vocals, guitar)
Lindsay Boyd (keyboards)

Catching Point : What's unique about them is the voice and poetic lyrics...and what i love the most is when you visit their official website there's a page where we ought to see each member's profile. That goes on other page's info such as discography etc where they includes each member's opinion or statement. nice ;)

Websites :
Official site
Myspace Music
Twitter


Discography

Albums

* Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (November 2001, Andmoresound)

Tracklist :
1. Happy New Year
2. Eighties Fan
3. Houseboat
4. Shine Like a New Pin (added in 2002 & 2004 re-released)
5. Pen and Notebook
6. Swimming Pool
7. Anti-Western
8. Let’s Go Bowling (added in 2002 & 2004 re-released)
9. I Don’t Do Crowds
10. The Sun on His Back
11. Double Feature
12. Arrangements of Shapes and Space



*Underachievers Please Try Harder (September 2003, Elefant)

Tracklist :
1. Suspended From Class
2. Keep It Clean
3. A Sisters Social Agony
4. Teenager
5. Before You Cry
6. Your Picture
7. Number One
8. Let Me Go Home
9. Books Written For Girls
10. Knee Deep At The NPL
11. Lunar Sea


* Let's Get Out of This Country (June 2006, Merge)

Tracklist :
1. “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” – 3:49
2. “Tears for Affairs” – 4:04
3. “Come Back Margaret” – 3:47
4. “Dory Previn” – 4:16
5. “The False Contender” – 3:38
6. “Let’s Get Out of This Country” – 3:21
7. “Country Mile” – 3:59
8. “If Looks Could Kill” – 3:29
9. “I Need All the Friends I Can Get” – 3:18
10. “Razzle Dazzle Rose” – 5:28


* My Maudlin Career (April 2009, 4AD)

Tracklist :
1. French Navy
2. The Sweetest Thing
3. You Told a Lie
4. Away With Murder
5. Swans
6. James
7. Careless Love
8. My Maudlin Career
9. Forest and Sands
10. Other Towns and Cities
11. Honey in the Sun

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)
• "If Looks Could Kill" (January 2007, Elefant)
• "Tears for Affairs" (April 2007, Elefant)
• "French Navy" (April 2009, 4AD)
• "Honey in the Sun" (August 2009, 4AD)
• "The Sweetest Thing" (November 2009, 4AD)

Compilations

• Rare UK Bird (December 1999, Quattro) Japan-only

Listen To:
Suspended From Class
If Looks Could Kill
Let Me Go Home


*See Comment*


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