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Camera Obscura
Pop / Melodramatic Popular Song / Alternative

"the biggest trousers and the skinniest hair"

Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   Camera Obscura: General Info
Member Since12/5/2005
Band Websitecamera-obscura.net
Band Members

Tracyanne Campbell - Vocals, Guitars

Gavin Dunbar - Bass

Lee Thomson - Drums

Kenny McKeeve - Guitars, Vocals

Nigel Baillie - Trumpet, Percussion

Carey Lander - Piano, Organ, Vocals

Here is what the band think of themselves...
InfluencesRichard Hawley...M.Ward...Yo La Tengo...Lloyd Cole...Dion...Dory Previn...The Everly Brothers...El Perro Del Mar...Sandy Posey...Judy Sills...Skeeter Davis...Joe Meek...Sheena Easton...Phil Spector...Diana Ross and the Supremes...Velvet Underground...Bread...Spector...Led Zepplin...Belle and Sebastian...Cat Power...Neko Case...Jens Lekman...Jari Haapalainen...David Lynch...Twin Peaks...Nina Simone...Joe Meek...The Elected...Paul Simon...Colin Blunstone...John Martyn...The Faces...Bob Dylan...Carly Simon...Elvis...New Order...Fleetwood Mac...Joy Division...Mamas and Papas...MC5...Arthur Alexander...The Pastels...Teenage Fanclub...Bonnie Prince Billie...Graham Nash...My Morning Jacket...Rosanne Cash...NRBQ...Aislers Set...Nancy Sinatra...Lee Hazlewood...Ricky Nelson...The Lovin Spoonful...Connie Francis...Tracy Thorn...Ben Watt...Mike Leigh...Bob Lind...Ken Loach...Almadovar
Sounds Likethat old chesnut
Record LabelElefant (Europe), Merge (US), Popfrenzy (Aus)
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 29 2008 8:00P
Hey! You! Get Off My Pavement! Glasgow, Scotland
Jul 14 2008 8:00P
JuLive 08 Bologna
Jul 17 2008 8:00P
King’s College London, London and South East
Jul 18 2008 8:00P
Buttermarket Shrewsbury
Jul 19 2008 8:00P
Little Civic: please note-early show!!! Wolverhampton
Jul 20 2008 8:00P
Truck Festival Oxfordshire, South
Jul 20 2008 8:00P
Truck Festival Oxfordshire, South
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
Contempopranea Festival Alburquerque, Badajoz
Aug 1 2008 8:00P
Fabrica Terrace Bucharest
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
"At Home By The Sea" at Concorde 2 Brighton
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
Summer Sundae Leicester
Aug 31 2008 8:00P
Connect Festival Invereray, Scotland
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
Fist Full of Fandango London

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   About Camera Obscura
Welcome to the official page for Camera Obscura, maintained by the band.

Camera Obscura have been making music for a decade, carried through the ups and downs of various line-up changes and the tender pain of daily life by the sweetly sad voice of Tracyanne Campbell. Their greatest achievement to date is arguably the critically acclaimed 2006 album Let’s Get Out Of This Country.

Let’s Get Out Of This Country showcased the band’s ability to produce quality heartfelt pop that can sail unselfconsciously through six impassioned choruses in Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken, alongside the stark, sweeping wails of Country Mile.The album was made in Stockholm and was ably enhanced by the production magic of Sweden’s Jari Haapalainen, who was more than qualified to indulge the band’s enthusiasm for reverb.

The release of the album was supported by extensive touring through the UK, Europe, North America, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and has seen Camera Obscura develop from a somewhat timid live proposition into a confident, dynamic and hopefully charming spectacle.

Camera Obscura’s back catalogue is also a haven of treasures well worth investigation, featuring along the way the talents of Belle and Sebastian’s Richard drumming on early EP Park and Ride, the aforementioned Stuart Murdoch’s production sheen on Eighties Fan, and the many dulcet outings of erstwhile members John Henderson and David Skirving. A full discography can be found on their official website at www.camera-obscura.net


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Jul 4 2008 11:39 PM

hey guys, please could come soon to mexico !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aredhell --act--





Jul 3 2008 9:14 AM

i love you baby oh please don't hate me... yay!!!! i love your music


mexico is waiting for you!!!!
Jabberwockie





Jul 3 2008 12:25 PM

Thanks Add
Dark Chamber





Jul 3 2008 8:14 PM

Happy 4th of July you Lovelies! I hope you all enjoy your holiday and are able to partake in some spectacular fireworks displays!

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P.S.
Take it easy on the champagne Tracyanne…and the Guiness for you Carey :-)
Andrea





Jul 2 2008 2:08 PM

i really love your music.. please come to rome very soon!!!!
The Bunny Princess





Jul 2 2008 8:14 PM

bubble baths & camera obscura go together like meee & youuuu...
kikejers





Jul 2 2008 1:08 AM

thank you for add
gracias por añadirme
saludos desde gran canaria
regards
cold turkey





Jul 1 2008 1:58 PM

thank you so much....I listen to your music everyday...I think that you are so...BIG...Kisses from Catania...Ale Cold Turkey
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Jun 30 2008 2:14 AM

Thanks for the add.

Your music is so nice.
Priska N T





Jun 30 2008 10:08 AM

thx for app...
i love your songs...
greeting from Jakarta, Indonesia
Monserrat





Jun 30 2008 1:30 PM

I'm obsessed with you music, incredible.

tina





Jun 30 2008 9:14 PM

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Jul 1 2008 5:52 AM

Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!
barbegazi





Jul 1 2008 12:47 PM

Still waiting guys. It's been about 6 months since I left you guys a note. You still haven't made it to Tampa yet.

Love your music, hope to see you some day.

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courtney♥





Jun 30 2008 12:48 AM

thanks for accepting.
your music is awesome :)
and iv been to camera obscura...though when i went the acutual camera was closed! still good fun though
xxx
bektron





Jun 30 2008 1:17 AM

French Navy

*WOW*
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*WOW*
pepitagorgorita





Jun 30 2008 1:28 AM

Thanks for the add!

Your music is wonderful.

Kisses
idiot love





Jun 29 2008 3:23 AM

i have absolutely NO idea what i'm doing.this is my idea of self pro.
i will die penniless, and moaning.
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rbertam





Jun 29 2008 6:37 AM

PODEMOS
Raquel





Jun 29 2008 9:02 AM

Thanks for the add!

I really like your music =)

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Sidekick Dusty





Jun 29 2008 9:23 AM

I heard Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken the other day on the muzak.
Does that mean youse guys are starting to "make it big" out here in the states?
examo





Jun 29 2008 12:25 PM

examo..
Laika en el espacio





Jun 28 2008 2:05 AM

¡¡Gracias por añadirnos!!
idiot love





Jun 28 2008 8:54 AM

brighton!
yes!
i shall be there, for a while anyway, before i get kicked out.
BIG PINK CAKE





Jun 28 2008 11:36 AM

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Jun 27 2008 6:27 PM

Many add thank yous and greetings from Dublin

T.T.C.






Jun 27 2008 7:26 AM

i love you. that's all there is to it.
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Jun 27 2008 1:33 PM

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DANNY-ROSE





Jun 27 2008 1:57 PM

Hello, see you in contempopranea festival. I can..t wait!
cinzia





Jun 27 2008 3:34 AM

I love you guys!!!
I'm waiting for you at Julive08!!
oh yeahhhh!!!

kisses from Italy,
See You Soon!! =)

xxx
Cinzia
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Jun 26 2008 4:51 PM

I love his music,
camera obscura makes me happy

=D
Jax





Jun 26 2008 9:09 PM

You guys are great! I blogged you here:

http://jaltcoh. blogspot. com/2008/06/music-ive-been-listening-to-miniature. html
LOI





Jun 26 2008 12:51 PM

love u guys=]
boundary JIM





Jun 26 2008 12:52 PM

thanks for adding.


have a listen to the songs.

JIM
Vitor





Jun 24 2008 10:50 AM

love all the songs.