Camera Obscura


Reviews


Black Sun Ensemble (2002)


Hymn Of The Master
New album from reconvened Arizona act Black Sun Ensemble proves to be a patchy affair with some unimpressive lyrics and singing, but extraordinary guiar playing


Dipsomaniacs (2002)


Stethoscopic Notion
Third long player from Norway’s Dipsomaniacs proves to be "a heady brew of psychedelic pop" and "a direct descendant of The Beatles’ 'Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band' and kin to Cotton Mather’s 'Kontiki' ".


Dunlavy (2003)


Navigator Closes His Eyes
Enjoyable "mindbending Texas psych" on latest album of Dunlavy, the musical pseudonym of former Mike Gunn guitarist Scott Grimm


Fell (2009)


Incoherent Lullabies
Blissful, but drowsy-sounding space rock on second album from Fell, the moniker for Denver-based musician Jon Wambeke


Green Pajamas (2003)


Northern Gothic
Unusual combination of baroque pop, psychedelia and Americana from the always inventive and ambitious Green Pahamas



Green Pajamas (2002)
Green Pajamas - Narcotic Kisses

Narcotic Kisses
Stylish and eclectic Americana tinged psychedelia from the Seattle-based Green Pajamas


Ink Puddle Compound (2003)
Ink Puddle Compound - Tantrum Seas And Dust Lanes

Tantrum Seas And Dust Lanes
Unsettling, eerie debut album from Ink Puddle Compound, the moniker for American post-rocker, Brandon Siscoe


Lucky Bishops (2006)
Lucky Bishops - Unexpect The Expected

Unexpect The Expected
Off-kilter and inventive psychedelic pop on third album from the Lucky Bishops


Petals (2003)
Petals - Butterfly Mountain

Butterfly Mountain
Hippy-inspired folk rock from the Byrds-influenced Petals that will prove " particularly attractive to fans of groups like Beechwood Sparks and Asteroid No. 4"


Sand Pebbles (2002)
Sand Pebbles - Eastern Terrace

Eastern Terrace
Eclectic debut album from Australian psychedelic band that also crosses into alternative country, soundtrack music, pop, and soul



Sharron Kraus (2002)
Sharron Kraus - Beautiful Twisted

Beautiful Twisted
"Outstanding" solo debut album by British singer-songwriter, Sharron Kraus, whose influences include 60s folk legends Anne Briggs and Martin Carthy on the one hand , and contemporary artists such as The Violent Femmes and Tom Waits on the other


Stone Breath (2003)
Stone Breath - The Silver Skein Unwound

The Silver Skein Unwound
Excellent fractured folk rock in the style of Comus and the Incredible String Band on third album from Stone Breath


United Bible Studies (2009)
United Bible Studies - The Jonah

The Jonah
Doleful, but imaginative weird folk on debut album from 14 strong Irish-based band, United Bible Studies


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Interviews

California Snow Story
Interview California Snow Story - Interview

A songwriter and the one-time guitarist with Camera Obscura, David Skirvng's band California Snow Story have finally released their debut album 'Close to the Ocean' five years after their only EP. Tommy Gunnasrsson talks to him about the reasons behind the long delay and his musical career


Camera Obscura
Interview Camera Obscura - Interview

Camera Obscura are about to celebrate their 10th year as a band. With their new album 'Let's Get Out of This Country' now out, Jamie Rowland speaks to singer Tracyanne Campbell about it and the importance of the internet in their work


Live

Camera Obscura
Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23/4/2009 Camera Obscura - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23/4/2009

Chris O' Toole watches Glaswegian pop-ensemble Camera Obscura play a a rewarding, but also strangely downbeat show at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London


Camera Obscura and the Essex Green
Barrymore's, Ottawa, 30/1/2007 Camera Obscura - Barrymore's, Ottawa, 30/1/2007

At a show at Barrymore's in Ottawa, Andrew Carver watches Camera Obscura play an enchanting set of Belle and Sebastian-style pop, but have some of their thunder stolen by the country-influnced sunshine pop of support act the Essex Green


All Tomorrow's Parties
Minehead, Somerset, 15/5/2010

...while on the second they talk about performances from Blitzen Trapper, Fiery Furnaces, Camera Obscura, Pavement and Atlas Sound


Nick Garrie
Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 3/11/2009 Nick Garvie - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 3/11/2009

At the Shepherds Bush Empire in London, Anthony Strutt watches little heard and udner-rated 60's singer-songwriter Nick Garrie, in support to Camera Obscura, at his first ever London show play a graceful and impressive set