If you ever get the chance to see Camera Obscura live – GO!
We saw them at their sold-out show at the Horseshoe last night and they were amazing
It was one of those rare occurrences where the tracks off the album just do not accurately represent the awesomosity of their musicality.
Tracey Ann is also a rock goddess, in the most unexpected and surprising way. She’s all shy, deadpan, pouty and mopey, and she only smiles when she turns around to look at her band-mates, even though you just want her to smile at you because she’s soooo pretty and has the cutest little Scottish accent in the world.
And her voice, man her voice. Chills. She has a simple and honest voice, not unlike a young girl doing a solo in church, but she hits each note better than on the album, better then good. It is perfection when she sings – especially Teenager off Underacheivers Please Try Harder.
They were jetlagged, and this was the very first show of their world tour, and they do not have a “guitar monkey” (as Tracey Ann put it) to tune their instruments, so they spent a lot of time doing that – but it just gave Tracey Ann more time to interact with the audience.
She’s the kinda girl who could start insulting you and swearing up a storm and you still just look at her and say:
“Awwwww… Look at you! You’re so adorable!”
The music was clear and bright, a bit more country in person than the twee girl-group vibe you get off the record. For pretty much every song they brought out an unexpected instrument (whether it was tambourine, trumpet, or the audiences own clapping) that brightened up their simple melodies and turned each song into something whimsical, nostalgic and vaguely familiar – but new and surprising at the same time.
I’m telling you.
It’s all worth a listen and a look-see.