"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 65 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Camera Obscura is rated as a mediocre live performer, with shows that lack substantial critical acclaim. Camera Obscura concert reviews describe live shows and performances as rambunctious, melancholic, minimalist, anthemic, raucous, soothing, and charming.
Camera Obscura is an indie pop band which formed in 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland. Currently the band consists of Tracyanne Campbell (vocals, guitar), Kenny McKeeve (guitar), Gavin Dunbar (bass) and Lee Thomson (drums).
Their fifth set Desire Lines continues a run of form from a band who've found increasing riches in marrying romantic yearning to handsome melodies and arrangements so lush and feathered you practically want to lie down in them.
Upon arrival it was easy to see that the set would stick with a minimalistic vibe as effects and visual aids were nowhere to be seen: the group clearly wanted their music to do all the talking.
Coughlan appears alone with an electric guitar and runs through a set that recalls those who have ruminated on the bittersweet side of love before him, from Morrissey through Billy Bragg and back further, to the more Spectoral side of things.
Still touring behind last year’s vibrantly bittersweet My Maudlin Career, the six Glaswegians brought considerable low-key charm to the rare all-ages show at Portland’s small, usually humid Berbati’s Pan.
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