Camera Obscura announced their first new album in over ten years, Look to the East, Look to the West, out May 3rd on Merge Records. The influential Scottish indie-pop band also shared the lead single “Big Love.” Watch the video for the twangy break-up anthem below.
The beloved band, led by guitarist & vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, has reunited with Jari Haapalainen, who produced the band’s 2006 album Let’s Get Out of This Country and 2009’s My Maudlin Career, and has announced a Camera Obscura 2024 tour.
Camera Obscura has a Los Angeles tour stop at The Regent on June 11, along with shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Webster Hall in New York, and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 2nd at 10am local time. Fans can get presale tickets on Thursday, Feb. 1st, starting at 10am, by using the presale code ENERGY.
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Camera Obscura’s lead single “Big Love” features the sleek pedal steel of Tim Davidson. Described as a “Nashville Sound heartbreaker,” — the song is about the challenges of making a relationship work even though you know it’s not good for you.
“It was a big love, she said / That’s why it took ten years to get her out of her head,” sings Campbell. “‘Big Love’ is our tribute to Waylon Jennings, with a nod to Sandy Denny and prog rock band Scope,” says Campbell. “It’s a song about not looking back, having faith in the present and future.”
Look to the East, Look to the West will arrive May 3rd on Merge Records and is available for preorder.
Look to the East, Look to the West Tracklist:
1. Liberty Print
2. We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World
3. Big Love
4. Only a Dream
5. The Light Nights
6. Sleepwalking
7. Baby Huey (Hard Times)
8. Denon
9. Pop Goes Pop
10. Sugar Almond
11. Look to the East, Look to the West
Camera Obscura Tour Dates
(New Dates in Bold)
Thu. May 2 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club
Sat. May 4 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus
Mon. May 6 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Tue. May 7 – London, UK @ Koko
Thu. May 9 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
Fri. May 10 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy 2
Sat. May 11 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
Wed. May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Thu. May 30 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Fri. May 31 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmont
Sat. Jun. 1 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
Mon. Jun. 3 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Tue. Jun. 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Fri. Jun. 7 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Sat. Jun. 8 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. Jun. 10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Tue. Jun. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
Wed. Jun. 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Fri. Jun. 14 – Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory
Sat. Jun. 15 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
Mon. Jun. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety
Tue. Jun. 18 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Wed. Jun. 19 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Thu. Jun. 20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sat. Jun. 22 – Mon. Jun. 24 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!
