Camera Obscura
Desire Lines
4 AD
The big difference between this
new album and their previous ones is that it’s more rock, less pop. No strings,
more guitars. Much tougher than in
the past. And yet they haven’t lost their knack for the nuances, no matter how
subtle, within music that is slightly harder, less edgy than their past
work. They had more help this
time. Neko Case sings backup on
four of these songs, Jim James one. Tucker Martine produced the album, and the
band had a wonderful time recording the album in Portland, Oregon.
Tracyanne Campbell will always
sound beautifully beguiling, making bitter truths and heartbreak go down
easy. But this time around, her
lyrics are happier and more loving and intimate which makes you feel as if
you're talking over coffee.
Adult rock can sometimes be bland
and boring. And while Camera Obscura is adult rock, they are anything but
boring and bland. Their music and
lyrics are fully mature and wise, from a band that has learned a lot about life
and love. It’s one of the best
albums I’ve heard all year, and if
you want to hear an album that shakes things up, gently but very firmly, this
is the album for you.
Andrea Weiss
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