Camera Obscura are a band that chime with my own tastes, my past my sensibility. Very, Glasgow, even if they are named after an Edinburgh landmark just down the road from Edinburgh on the Golden Mile. But in terms of their musical heritage they're very Glasgae. A little sister band to Belle & Sebastian. Solid in the musical tradition of Postcard. Orange Juice, Axtec Camera, Lloyd Cole.
The band suffered a terrible blow with the loss of core member Carey Laner who passed in 2015. It's difficult for bands like them to maintain the forward momentum in the face of such a loss. Look ToThe East, Look To The West is their first album since 2013. It's spiriting to see it so richly and solidly in their romantic and melodic tradition.
It's made up of excellent, lovingly crafted songs first and foremost. You can't go far wrong if you get that bit right. This is as good a collection of pure, swooning and delicate Pop songs as you'll hear all year. Great to see them back in the saddle.
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