Camera Obscura Lyrics Enigma description
There are at least four artists with this name1. An indie pop band from Scotland
2. A synthpop group from the United Kingdom
3. A hardcore punk band from the United States
4. An electronic music group from France
1. Camera Obscura is an indie pop band which formed in 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland. Currently the band consists of Tracyanne Campbell (vocals, guitar), Kenny McKeeve (guitar), Gavin Dunbar (bass) and Lee Thomson (drums). Keyboardist Carey Lander was a member of the band from 2002 until her death from bone cancer in 2015.
The band was formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar and released their debut album Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi in 2001. Camera Obscura released a second album, Underachievers Please Try Harder, the following year, and in September, 2005, the band started recording their next album, named Let's Get Out of This Country, with producer Jari Haapalainen. This album was released on June 06, 2006 and appeared high up in many critical lists of the 'best albums of 2006'.
In November 2008, the band announced that they have completed recording the follow-up to Let's Get Out of This Country, and that the new album would be released in 2009. In February 2009, it was announced that the band had signed to the label 4AD, who released their fourth album, called My Maudlin Career, on April 20, 2009.
http://www.camera-obscura.net/
2. Camera Obscura comprised Nigel James and Peter Oldroyd, and hailed from the UK. The band formed in 1982 and soldiered through record label hardships until 1987, when they went on indefinite hiatus.
‘Destitution’ and ‘Race in Athens’ became the duo’s first single on Small Wonder Records in the spring of 1983, followed by ‘Village of Stars’ b/w ‘Insect’ for the B-side, in London, at the Atmosphere studios on Wardour Street . These tracks were never released and sadly the masters have not survived.
Camera played live extensively at this time and they soldiered on into 1985 with a 4-piece line up (Gary Scargill and Rob Gospel were added) and the Quartet formed Paradise Now in ‘86. Nigel left in ‘87 and was replaced by Steve Wright from “Fiat Lux”. Sadly the band ended there. However, Camera Obscura never officially split up. In 2005, Nigel and Peter dusted off their old material and took to playing shows throughout Europe, finally releasing their lost classic Horizons of Suburbia. All recent Camera Obscura material has been released by German label Anna Louge Records.
CAMERA OBSCURA LYRICS
album: "Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi" (2001)
Happy New Year
Eighties Fan
Houseboat
Pen And Notebook
Swimming Pool
Anti-Western
I Don't Do Crowds
The Sun On His Back
Double Feature
Shine Like A New Pin[2002 Re-release Bonus Track]
Let's Go Bowling[2002 Re-release Bonus Track]
album: "Underachievers Please Try Harder" (2003)
Suspended From Class
Keep It Clean
A Sisters Social Agony
Teenager
Before You Cry
Your Picture
Number One Son
Let Me Go Home
Books Written For Girls
Knee Deep At The NPL
Lunar Sea
I Don't Want To See You[US Bonus Track]
Footloose And Fancy Free[US Bonus Track]
San Francisco Song[Australian Bonus Track]
Amigo Mío[Australian Bonus Track]
single: "I Love My Jean" (2005)
I Love My Jean
Marathon Not A Sprint
A Red, Red Rose
album: "Let's Get Out Of This Country" (2006)
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Tears For Affairs
Come Back Margaret
Dory Previn
The False Contender
Let's Get Out Of This Country
Country Mile
If Looks Could Kill
I Need All The Friends I Can Get
Razzle Dazzle Rose
album: "My Maudlin Career" (2009)
French Navy
The Sweetest Thing
You Told A Lie
Away With Murder
Swans
James
Careless Love
My Maudlin Career
Forests And Sands
Other Towns And Cities
Honey In The Sun
album: "Desire Lines" (2013)
This Is Love (Feels Alright)
Troublemaker
William's Heart
New Year's Resolution
Do It Again
Cri Du Coeur
Every Weekday
Fifth In Line To The Throne
I Missed Your Party
Break It To You Gently
Desire Lines
