Camera Obscura (band)
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Camera Obscura are a Scottish indie pop band from Glasgow. The group formed in 1996, and have released six studio albums to date– the most recent of which, Look to the East, Look to the West, was released in 2024. The current members of the band are lead vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, guitarist/vocalist Kenny McKeeve, bassist Gavin Dunbar, and drummer Lee Thomson. Following the death of long-serving keyboardist Carey Lander, the band went on hiatus from 2015 to 2018.
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Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
Genres | Indie pop |
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Website | camera-obscura |
The band's music has been frequently described as "twee pop", and garnered comparisons to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian.[1][2] The band have also been praised for their "honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism".[3]