Found these videos in my inbox early this morning, and figured they were worth posting. I tend to completely skip over these, but the quality of the videos were good enough to give it a mention. This set of acoustic sessions features a set of three songs from Marissa Nadler and Camera Obscura.
Hit up Grand Crew for more videos from a ton of artists, with recent additions of the acoustic variety like St. Vincent.
Camera Obscura
1. French Navy 00:03:21
2. Honey In The Sun 00:05:22
3. James 00:04:07
Lots of great releases to be had this week, with a few in particular that I personally recommend, which are Camera Obscura’sMy Maudlin Career, Cryptacize’sMythomania, and Pet Shop Boys’ Yes. There are some excellent songs that standout on Camera Obscura’s record, but I’m still not quite sure if I enjoy it from top to bottom. Though, I’ve been playing that Pet Shop Boys’ release almost non stop since listening to it for the first time just the other night.
Other worthwhile releases that I’ve heard bits and pieces of would include Super Furry Animals, King Khan and the Shrines, Art Brut, and Empire of the Sun. Anything else worth checking out this week? What are you excited about?
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Camera Obscura’s forthcoming album — their first album in nearly three years – isn’t due to hit shelves until April 21st, but NPR is offering a full album stream of My Maudlin Career starting at tonight at midnight as part of their Exclusive First Listen Series. The stream will be available up until the release of the record, which will be on their new label 4AD. You can access the link to the stream right here.
Back in February, we got a taste of the new record when the title track was released, which was then followed by a music video for the official single “French Navy.” I never got around to posting the video, which I would almost consider essential to watch at this point since it’s just so damn cute. That is, if you consider watching a couple taking a jaunt through Europe, filled with lots of kissing, cuddling, and other things of that ilk as cute. Well, I do, damn it!
Reading all of the news, emails and just about everything else revolving around SXSW has me a little sad that I once again (three times straight since I started blogging) am not able to partake in this year’s proceedings. As always, I say to myself “Hey, maybe next year!” but for the time being I will just stew here in my chair until next week. Knowing that isn’t really productive, I figured why not make a little mix to cheer myself up? What else can turn a frown upside down than a bunch of fun pop songs, or even for a random, lazy Sunday afternoon. Hope this finds you in happy spirits!
It seems the extremely cold weather has calmed down a bit, as it has become a little warmer around here this week. Which makes the timing of this announcement about Camera Obscura’s forthcoming album all the more exciting. It’s almost as if Spring is already here, as listening to anything from this group is almost like having a little bit of sunshine in the palm of your hand. I dare you to listen to them and not at least feel as if your day hasn’t been brightened even slighty.
The band recently signed to 4AD, which will release their fourth album titled My Maudlin Career (I love that name!) due out on April 21st. Also, the title track has been made available for download, which prompted me to turn the volume all the way up on my speakers before I started to listen.
The first thing I noticed right away is the twinkling piano that continues throughout the entire song, followed by a ringing guitar solo towards the end. It’s absolutely lovely, and of course, Tracyanne Campbell’s sweet, saccharine vocals are always a treat to hear. It may not have the immediate punch of “Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” or “Let’s Get Out of This Country” from the last album, but it’s good enough in its own right.
Lots of great releases to be had this week, with a few in particular that I personally recommend, which are Camera Obscura’s 
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