Camera Obscura

Features

Best Albums of 2006

By PopMatters Staff

At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006. Stay tuned tomorrow for the best re-issues, as well as ongoing genre top 10s the rest of this week, culminating in the year's best musical events on Friday. [23 December 2006]

Best Indie-Pop of 2006

By Dave Heaton

Sprites, snow fairies, and pants that yell, oh my! Dave Heaton's picks for indie-pop albums of the years are an animated bunch. [13 December 2006]

Reviews

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

By Neil Jones

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. [27 October 2009]

Camera Obscura: 27 June 2009 - Toronto

By Ian Mathers

This show not only brought life and muscle to the band’s new songs, it made me reconsider my feelings about their latest album. [17 August 2009]

Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career

By Thomas Britt

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. [22 April 2009]

Camera Obscura: Lets Get Out of This Country

By Dan Raper

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. [5 June 2006]

Camera Obscura: Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi

By Michael Beaumont

Camera Obscura: Under Achievers Please Try Harder

By Michael Beaumont

Tour Dates

Camera Obscura: August - December 2009

08-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Popaganda Festival
09-25 Leicester, England - Leicester Musician
09-26 Southend, England - Village Green Festival
09-28 TBA, Belgium - TBA
09-29 Osnabruck, Germany - Glanz & Gloria
09-30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
10-01 Gothenburg, Sweden - Parken
10-02 Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
10-03 Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
10-05 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
10-06 Aarhus, Denmark - Woxhall
10-07 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
10-08 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
10-09 Prague, Czech Republic - Cross Club
10-10 Vienna, Austria - Flex
10-12 Munich, Gemany - 59to1
10-13 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
10-14 Milan, Italy - Casa 139
10-15 Lyon, France - TBA
10-16 Paris, France - Maroquinerie
10-18 Tourcoing, France - Grand Mix
10-19 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
10-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10-22 Norwich, England - Waterfront
10-23 Brighton, England - Komedia
10-24 Exeter, England - Phoenix
10-25 Bristol, England - Thekla
10-26 Lancaster, England - Library
10-27 Leeds, England - Cockpit
10-29 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
11-03 London, England - Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11-05 Zaragoza, Spain - Casa Del Loco
11-06 Salamanca, Spain - Multiusos Sanchez Paraiso
11-07 Valladolid, Spain - Fair of Valladolid
11-08 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
11-09 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
11-18 New Orleans, LA - Tiptina’s *
11-19 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree *
11-20 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
11-21 Norfolk, VA - Attucks Theatre *
11-22 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
11-24 Northampton, MA - Pear Street Ballroom *
11-25 Rochester, NY - The German House *
11-26 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
11-27 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom *
11-28 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
11-30 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird *
12-01 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
12-02 Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford *
12-03 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *

* with Papercuts