"let's get out of this country" by camera obscura

there is something familiar about tracyanne campbell's songs, something it seems that maybe we've heard before. that is not to say that they are not original, or fresh, because in fact they are wonderfully innovative. it's just that the melancholy, restlesness, and reverie she evokes, with her lilting voice, pitch perfect melodies, and honeyed instrumentation are universal. the majority of the record deals with relationships, and mainly, relationships on the outs. "tell me where it all went wrong / maybe i can make it better" she sings in "if looks could kill," a promise made to a boyfriend in a relationship in limbo. there really isn't a song on the record that doesn't sound like something franz, arthur, and odile would dance to in the film "bande a part." a wonderful listen that is best served in the dark.

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