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Camera Obscura
Biggest Obscura Hi-Fi
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Happy New Year
2. Eighties Fan
3. Houseboat
4. Shine LIke A New Pin
5. Pen And Notebook
6. Swimming Pool
7. Anti-Western
8. Let's Go Bowling
9. I Don't Do Crowds
10. Sun On His Back, The
11. Double Feature
12. Arrangements Of Shapes And Space

CD Details

All Artists: Camera Obscura
Title: Biggest Obscura Hi-Fi
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 10/12/2004
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 036172955626, 003617295562

Synopsis

Album Description

Originally released in the UK in 2001, this is the debut from Scotland's dream pop wunderkinds. Peppered with sensitive, acoustic pop and perfect tunes like "Eighties Fan". Produced by Stuart Murdoch from Belle And Sebastian. Available for the first time in the US, the Merge Records' version will include two bonus tracks from the "Eighties Fan" CD single as well as a Quicktime video of the song.

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CD Reviews

Sometimes hindsight is rewarding

van gogh's ear | the milky way | 07/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just purchased "Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi" after having seen them live and purchasing "Let's Get Out Of This Country" and am elated that I did. Usually, I "discover" a band from its inception, yet Camera slipped under my radar. This cd is fantastic from start to finish. The songwriting is clever and erudite and the music a perfect complement to Tracyanne's voice. I highly recommend this or "Let's Get Out..." as a starting point to enjoy catchy but complex pop."

Solid Album

Boy in the Bubble | 11/16/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Anyone who is a fan of Belle & Sebastian will love this band. This is Camera Obscura's first album, and they really put a lot of great songs on this record. Tracyanne Campbell, the lead singer on most of the band's songs, does a great job giving life to the lyrics. The music is pretty low-key, not many electric guitars and such, but it's a good album for a rainy day."

Good for your heart

Robin | Manila, Philippines | 07/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This sounds like your going back to the times when life was laid back, happy and care free. . . somewhere outside the polluted city. . . amongst the trees, green grasses, birds, sea, blue skies . . . . . nature at its finest. . . how life was so simple then . . its the sound of this album. . ."