I Just Read About That…

[DID NOT ATTEND: May 29, 2024] Camera Obscura

When it was announced that Camera Obscura had released their first album in 11 years and were touring for the U.S. for the first time in longer, I got caught up in the hype.  I didn’t really know them, but felt like I sort of did.  But it turns out I didn’t know them at all.  Then I thought, ooh, their Scottish, I wonder if they are interesting and unusual.

I listened to the new album a few ties and I like it, just not enough to go out a second night in a row.  The same thing happened when they played a song on the radio this morning,  I thought it was pleasant, but when they said it was Camera Obscura, I didn’t think it was anything more than pleasant.

They more or less broke up in 2015 following the death of their keyboardist but reunited to play at a festival headed by Belle & Sebastian.

I really wanted to like them, but nothing i listened to really stuck.

I’m sure I would have loved them if they opened for B&S, but I just didn’t think I’d enjoy them enough as headliners–I’m sure they have many fans who are super excited to see them and I’ll now just be out of their way.

Photo Ops is Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Terry Price [who] creates dream pop with a tinge of folk. After relocating from Nashville (where some referenced him as one of the best pop songwriters in town) to Los Angeles, new songs [capture] the feeling of leaving the old behind and embrace the unknown that’s ahead, and he reflects back an impressionistic take on the space and mystery of traveling through the American West.

His music is soft and somewhat compelling.  His voice sounds like someone else’s that I know although I can’t quite place it.