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Weekend LISTening: World Cafe's 11 Favorite Glaswegian Bands

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Weekend LISTening: World Cafe's 11 Favorite Glaswegian Bands

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July 8, 2016 • Today's World Cafe guest, Frightened Rabbit, inspires this weekend's list of fellow Glasgow bands.

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Camera Obscura On World Cafe

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August 16, 2013 • Tracyanne Campbell and her band visit the World Cafe studios to perform songs from their latest record, Desire Lines, and talk to host David Dye about how the album came together.

Camera Obscura On World Cafe

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Favorite Sessions

KCRW Presents: Camera Obscura

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July 2, 2013 • The Glaswegian indie-pop band visited the Morning Becomes Eclectic studios during their North American tour. Watch Camera Obscura perform "Do It Again," from the recent Desire Lines.

First Listen: Camera Obscura, 'Desire Lines'

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First Listen

First Listen: Camera Obscura, 'Desire Lines'

May 26, 2013 • The Scottish band further refines its grab-bag of arm-swinging brunette soul, swaying country and lite disco. Desire Lines is more confident and direct than anything in the group's catalog.

Camera Obscura, 'Desire Lines'

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The Best Music Of 2009

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

December 7, 2009 • We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Here are the top 25, as selected by All Songs Considered listeners.

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

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Camera Obscura: Infectious And Poetic

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September 28, 2009 • Since 1996, the Scottish band has been playing infectious, poetic indie-pop to ever-wider acclaim. The orchestrally inclined group performs material from its newest release, the sunny My Maudlin Career, at WXPN.

Camera Obscura: Infectious And Poetic

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Review

Song Of The Day

Camera Obscura: Cynical But Sweet

August 12, 2009 • In jaded times, getting swept off one's feet isn't what it used to be. Tracyanne Campbell, lead singer of Glasgow's Camera Obscura, seems to know this better than anyone. But "French Navy" is such a rush, emotionally and musically, that it's the farthest thing from gloomy.

'French Navy' by Camera Obscura

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All Songs Considered

PJ Harvey, Metric, John Vanderslice, More

April 13, 2009 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, John Vanderslice,PJ Harvey and John Parish, Metric, Emily Haines, Camera Obscura, Eulogies, and the Manchester, England-based band Doves.

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First Listen

Exclusive First Listen: Camera Obscura

April 8, 2009 • Camera Obscura has been crafting its own brand of shimmering chamber-pop since first forming in Glasgow in 1996. Now, more than a decade later, the group is about to release its richest and most ambitious album to date. My Maudlin Career, available on NPR Music as an exclusive first listen a week before its release on April 21, is a beautifully produced mix of luminescent pop gems.

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Camera Obscura: Airy and Literate

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August 16, 2006 • Scottish sextet Camera Obscura crafts delicate, shimmering indie-pop that rewards repeated listens. Featuring the airy vocals and literate lyrics of Tracyanne Campbell, the songs convey a deceptive simplicity that belies their poignancy.

Camera Obscura: Airy and Literate

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Song Of The Day

A Classic Breakup Song Gets Its Answer

June 22, 2006 • "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken," from the Glasgow chamber-pop sextet Camera Obscura's recent album Let's Get Out of This Country, serves as a gloriously bubbly answer to Lloyd Cole's "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken," one of the all-time great breakup songs.

'Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken' by Camera Obscura

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Camera Obscura: Delicate, Shimmering Pop

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June 5, 2006 • Scottish sextet Camera Obscura crafts delicate, shimmering indie-pop that rewards repeated listens. Featuring the airy vocals and literate lyrics of Tracyanne Campbell, the songs convey a deceptive simplicity that belies their poignancy.

Camera Obscura: Delicate, Shimmering Pop

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All Songs Considered

Arto Lindsay, Camera Obscura, Iron and Wine

May 11, 2004 • Lo-fi folk from Miami's Iron and Wine; Avant-garde jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell; Polynesia's 126-member Tahitian Choir; Light chamber pop from Camera Obscura and more.

Arto Lindsay, Camera Obscura, Iron and Wine

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