3 ...according to our Clinton on 29 November 2006.
Camera Obscura are another band I seem to be in a camp of one
about. I understand the point in Belle & Sebastian but these are
often like a wet dish cloth doing a Belle & Sebastian
impersonation. Again its probably great but just doesn't float my boat so
I'll keep my opinions out of it ("hooray" - everyone else in the
world) Its twee winsome tartan lady fronted pop music. I'm sure you could bring
them home to meet your mother without there being an 'incident'. 3 track CD and
7" (same tracks) on Elefant.
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What their label says...
Three new, excellent songs by the Glaswegians, honouring this time the work of poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), considered to be Scotlands national poet. Tracyanne Campbell has put to music with her musical flair two of Burns poems ("I love my Jean" and "A red, red rose"), and has completed the tracklist with a jangly, country-ish, melancholy-tinged song of her own, "Marathon not a sprint". The three songs share though the quintessential CAMERA OBSCURA sound, with Tracyannes beautiful voice unveiling the melodies over a background formed by pianos and acoustic guitars, an example of timeless, classic beauty.
The single is also a posthumous tribute to BBC DJ John Peel, who helped and befriended the band since their first single.
