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Camera Obscura

Scottish Indie Pop Band 10 albums picked
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What Camera Obscura said · 6 records

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The Roches
The Roches ·1979
"I was first introduced to The Roches... our producer Yari Haine introduced me to the Hammond song. It was just a beautiful acoustic song with a crazy guitar solo. It's very simple and bold and beautiful."
Watch this moment 0:34
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder ·1973
"This record, Innervisions, was the first proper album... my mind was blown. I just think this record from start to finish is amazing."
Watch this moment 2:25
On The Trail
Jimmy Heath Quintet ·1964
"I picked up this because I was lucky enough to see a concert featuring Al Toti Heath, who's one of the Heath Brothers, renowned jazz drummer, and it was just one of the greatest nights of music I've ever witnessed and heard in my life."
Watch this moment 3:04
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins ·1990
"Heaven Or Las Vegas by the Cocteau Twins comes from a pretty gray, grimy part of Scotland with views of really ugly industrial, and the thought of these people coming from there and coming up with a... their imaginations just must have been something else."
Watch this moment 7:13
Oh, My Girl
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter ·2004
"Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, 'Oh, My Girl'... this album is produced by Tucker Martin who also produced Camera Obscura's fifth album, Desire Lines, so again it just seemed fitting to take this one."
Watch this moment 10:40
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