Articles tagged "camera obscura"

Events Review

Indietracks Festival: 24-26 July 2009-Derbyshire, England

by Neil Jones

[27.Oct.09] :. Indietracks was a pure pop fantasy, an addictive DIY pop experience amidst scenery untouched by time. It‘ll fuel the dreams of all who came for weeks to come.

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Mixed Media

Camera Obscura - “The Sweetest Thing” (video)

by Tyler Gould

[12.Oct.09] :. The drumbeat on “The Sweetest Thing”, from My Maudlin Career and not a U2 cover, is that one poppy rhythm that activates some latent dopamine receptors in 80% of people and is...

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Camera Obscura - “French Navy” (live) (video)

by Sarah Zupko

[16.Jun.09] :. Scotland’s Camera Obscura have a superb new release in My Maudlin Career. PopMatters’ Thomas Britt said, “The band’s finest work continues the pop rush we’ve come...

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Music Review

Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career

by Thomas Britt

[22.Apr.09] :. The band's finest work, My Maudlin Career continues the pop rush we've come to expect from Camera Obscura but also develops the band's sound and identity in significant ways.

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Camera Obscura - “My Maudlin Career” (MP3)

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Feb.09] :. Scottish twee-poppers Camera Obscura release their latest album My Maudlin Career in the US on the 21 of April. Those on the other side of the pond can pick it up on April 20th. The band is offering...

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Music Review

Camera Obscura: Lets Get Out of This Country

by Dan Raper

[5.Jun.06] :. Camera Obscura picks up where it left off, with nary a drop in quality from its previous releases, and continuing to captivate the hearts of chamber pop fans all over the world.

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Camera Obscura: Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi

by Michael Beaumont

[24.Nov.04] :. Listening to Camera Obscura is pure effortless fun. They’re a band content with not making you work for it. Pop the CD in and you’re immediately enjoying yourself, such is the...

 

Camera Obscura: Under Achievers Please Try Harder

by Michael Beaumont

[23.Feb.04] :. Camera Obscura are a six-piece Scottish collective that falls somewhere between early Belle and Sebastian and modern-day Trembling Blue Stars. Being that their sound and image are so close to that of...

 

Paul Melancon: Camera Obscura

by Gary Glauber

[29.Jan.03] :. Paul Melancon crafts deceptively melodic pop songs that seem fun and catchy to the ear, yet offer more moody depth than one might at first expect. There’s a lot of subtle complexity at work in...