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Camera Obscura — My Maudlin Career

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) April 24, 2009 11:07 am
It's business as usual for Scottish indie heroes Camera Obscura, despite economic malaise the world over. The band chose not to tinker with their cheery, light pop sound on My Maudlin Career. In spite of the disc's dour title, it's full of the pleasant melodies, strong instrumentation and nods to both sarcasm and '60s girl groups that were...
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Camera Obscura Rock Like It's A School Night

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By Matt Reeder (CHARTattack) September 5, 2007 12:30 pm
If the members of Scottish indie pop outfit Camera Obscura weren't slogging it out in a touring rock band, there's a decent chance they'd all be schoolteachers or librarians. They've got the look and the songs ("Suspended From Class" and "Teenager," to mention two), and there's just something downright bookish about them....
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Camera Obscura Keep It On The (Low) Level

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) February 1, 2007 4:00 pm
As testament to their ever-expanding fanbase, Scottish indie rockers Camera Obscura were forced to upsize their latest Toronto appearance from the friendly confines of Lee's Palace to the sprawling headspace of the Opera House. The room has chewed up hundreds of acts over the years and perhaps wasn't the ideal venue for the slight sounds offered...
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Camera Obscura — Let's Get Out Of This Country

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) December 19, 2006 10:12 am
I'd like to take this moment to thank Camera Obscura for breaking my friggin' heart. I know you didn't mean to, but how could it not shatter into pieces with Tracyanne Campbell's thick Scottish accent singing sweetly into my ear, accompanied by the band's loose sounding '50's girl group- and Motown-inspired indie rock? Let's Get Out Of This...
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Camera Obscura — Underachievers Please Try Harder

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By Lauren Ferranti (CHARTattack) January 20, 2004 10:01 am
At first blush (and you will blush), one might be inclined to scoff, "It’s Belle And Sebastian." But listen past the first track and it’s more than that. It’s sweet and innocent: pink powder puffs and prom dances. It’s soft female harmonies layered on top of tinkling bells, xylophones and other gentle, celestial sounds. It’s captivating...
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Camera Obscura — "The Sweetest Thing"

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By CHARTattack Staff October 27, 2009 12:47 pm
Hallowe'en's on Saturday, so Camera Obscura's new video for My Maudlin Career's "The Sweetest Thing" appropriately features a costume party filled with fake moustaches, period wigs, Lemmy-esque facial hair and other get-up. My Maudlin Career is out now.
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) April 21, 2009 2:52 pm
This is pretty typical for this Scottish twee pop band. In fact, it's almost boring for them and it makes me miss Underachievers Please Try Harder era Camera Obscura. But they give a shoutout to Toronto when they mention "the river in Toronto," which could either be the Don or the Humber. So since they like us, I still like them.
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Camera Obscura To Get Out Behind New Album

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By Eva Lampert (CHARTattack) May 4, 2006 6:00 pm
Scottish alternative pop band Camera Obscura will release their third album, Let's Get Out Of This Country, on June 6 via Merge Records. The album was recorded last fall in Stockholm, Sweden in collaboration with producer Jari Haapalainen (The Concretes, Nicolai Dunger (guitar/vocals), (guitar/mandolin/harmonica/vocals), ). The 10-track record...
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