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CAMERA OBSCURA: album, single & UK tour |
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Wednesday, 19 April 2006 |
 CAMERA OBSCURA
'Let's Get Out Of This Country' - Album released June 5th 06
'Lloyd I'm Ready TO Be Heartbroken' - Single released May 15th 06
(Elefant Records ER-1123, CD/vinyl/download)
Tracklisting: Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken / Tears For Affairs / Come Back Margaret / Dory Previn / The False Contender / Let's Get Out Of This Country / Country Mile / If Looks Could Kill / I Need All the Friends I Can Get / Razzle Dazzle Rose
In Autumn 2005, Camera Obscura travelled from Glasgow to Stockholm to begin work on a new album with acclaimed producer Jari Haapalainen (The Concretes, Ed Harcourt, International (Noise) Conspiracy). Influenced by a wide variety of heroes - from Jimmy Webb to Lloyd Cole, from Connie Francis to Skeeter Davis, from the Supremes to David Lynch - lead singer/songwriter Traceyanne Campell and crew have assembled a remarkable batch of new songs. Decidedly upbeat and catchy ("If Looks Could Kill", "Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken"), while also beautifully romantic, quiet and reflective ("Country Mile", "Dory Previn"), the new album - Let's Get Out Of This Country - is the sound of a wonderful young band just hitting their stride.
"Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" is the first single to be taken from the new album and is a master-class in intelligent, melodic, pop music. A highlight of recent sold-out shows in New York and SXSW, witnessed by high profile fans Mike Myers and Conor Oberst. The US beckons again in July but you can catch them in the UK on the following dates:
Sun 14 May London Luminaire
Thu 8 Jun Leeds Faversham
Fri 9 Jun Manchester Dry Bar
Sat 10 Jun Hull Adelphi
Sun 11 Jun London Cargo
Mon 12 Jun Norwich Arts Centre
Tue 13 Jun Colchester Arts Centre
Wed 14 Jun Oxford Bullingdon
Thu 15 Jun Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
Fri 16 Jun Sheffield Leadmill
Sat 17 Jun Glasgow QMU tbc
Mon 19 Jun Aberdeen Tunnels
Camera Obscura is: 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
www.camera-obscura.net
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