Let's Get Out Of This Country - Camera Obscura

My take on the tracks and album. "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" - 3:49 As the comments rightly say this is in reply to Lloyd Cole's song 'Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?'. I listened to a live set once where Lloyd Cole's family came to see Camera Obscura. Unfortunately the venue (America I think) wouldn't let them in as the children were too young. Think they ended up listening to it from behind a fire exit door. Anyway, I digress. The tune - when I first heard this track I thought the intro was a bit OTT and it did take a while to grow on me. However, now I often stick on in the car for a big loud sing song when i'm on my ...  Read the complete review

They must be putting something in the water back home in Scotland, as there seems to be a glut of indie bands emerging from there. My most recent discovery is Camera Obscura. I bought their third and latest album “Let’s get Out of This Country” after hearing the catchy title track repeatedly played on Six Music. The band’s name comes from an optical device consisting of lenses that project images onto a screen without the use of a film. The most famous one is in Edinburgh but there are also ones in Kirriemuir and my hometown of Dumfries. Camera Obscura are a Scottish sextet fronted by Tracyanne Campbell who also plays guitar and is the main songwriter for ...  Read the complete review