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Camera Obscura

Optimism Creeps Into Glasgow’s Camera Obscura’s New Album Desire Lines

August 16, 2013 - Heartbreak has long been the subject matter of the songs that lead singer Tracyanne Campbell writes for Camera Obscura.

Remember, she is the one who penned the answer song to Scottish singer Lloyd Cole’s “Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?” On Desire Lines, the band’s fifth album produced in Portland, Oregon by Tucker Martine, Tracyanne readily admits that a little optimism has crept into her writing amidst the heartache. She also talks about how less complete songs were presented to the band than in the past which allowed them to have more input.


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Recent Release: Desire Lines
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Label: 4AD