Scottish band Camera Obscura are set to release their first album in over 10 years. ‘Look To The East, Look To The West’ will be released on May 3 via Merge Records. The album’s first single, ‘Big Love’, has been described by vocalist Tracyanne Campbell as “our tribute to Waylon Jennings, with a nod to Sandy Denny and prog rock band Scope. It’s a song about not looking back, having faith in the present and future.”
To coincide with the release of the new album, Camera Obscura will also embark on a UK headline tour later this year. The tour will include a London show at KOKO. The album’s tracklist features 11 songs, including ‘Liberty Print’, ‘We’re Going To Make It In A Man’s World’, ‘The Light Nights’, and ‘Sugar Almond’.
Camera Obscura will be playing at Belle & Sebastian’s new festival ‘The Glasgow Weekender’ in 2024 alongside CMAT, The Joy Hotel, and Bis. This festival is part of Belle & Sebastian’s ‘Bowlie’ Weekenders, with the first Bowlie staged in 1999 at Pontins, Camber Sands. They returned to Camber Sands in 2010 for ‘Bowlie 2’, and announced 2019’s ‘Boaty Weekender’, which took place on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
In May 2024, Camera Obscura will embark on their UK tour, which includes venues in Hebden Bridge, London, Leeds, Manchester, Brighton, Birmingham, and Glasgow. Tickets for the tour are available online
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