Camera Obscura (band)
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| Camera Obscura | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop | |
| Years active | 1996–present | |
| Label(s) | Elefant Merge |
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| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Tracyanne Campbell Carey Lander Kenny McKeeve Gavin Dunbar Lee Thomson Nigel Baillie |
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| John Henderson | ||
Camera Obscura is an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar.
The band's latest album, Let's Get Out of This Country was released on June 6, 2006; the first single from the album, "Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken," is a response to Lloyd Cole's song "(Are You) Ready To Be Heartbroken?".
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[edit] History
Camera Obscura was formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. The band's first releases were the singles "Park and Ride" and "Your Sound" which were released in 1998 and the mini album Rare UK Bird which was released in 1999.
Camera Obscura's first album, Biggest Bluest Hi Fi, was recorded in 2000 and released in 2001. The album was supported by John Peel and charted in several independent music charts. The band's second album Underachievers Please Try Harder was released in 2003 and was followed by Camera Obscura's first full tour of Britain and Ireland and the band's first tour of the United States. Founding member John Henderson left Camera Obscura following this tour.
Camera Obscura recorded their third album, Let's Get Out of This Country, in 2005 and this was released in 2006.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- 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
[edit] Former
- John Henderson (1996-2004) – vocals, percussion
- Richard Colburn – drums
- David Skirving – vocals, guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (November 2001, Andmoresound)
- Underachievers Please Try Harder (September 2003, Elefant)
- Let's Get Out of This Country (June 2006, Merge)
[edit] Singles
- "Park and Ride" (March 1998, Andmoresound)
- "Your Sound" (December 1998, Andmoresound)
- "Eighties Fan" (June 2001, Andmoresound)
- "Teenager" (May 2003, Elefant) UK #182
- "Keep It Clean" (July 2004, Elefant)
- "I Love My Jean" (March 2005, Elefant) UK #101
- "Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken" (May 2006, Elefant) UK #124
- "Let's Get Out of This Country" (September 2006, Elefant) UK #144
- "If Looks Could Kill" (January 2007, Elefant) UK #191
[edit] Compilations and EPs
- Rare UK Bird (December 1999, Quattro) Japan-only
[edit] External links
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