Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Perkins @ SXSW (Austinist party @ the Mohawk) (by Chad Wadsworth) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Leela James @ SOB's * Bloc Party, Longwave @ Terminal 5 * Camera Obscura @ Mercury Lounge * Micachu & The Shapes,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (MP3) Camera Obscura @ The Bell House - March 24, 2009 (Greg Chow) Camera Obscura played the Bell House in Brooklyn last night, March 24th (check out the set list... more info

Altsounds — Glasgow's *Camera Obscura* may have just completed a whirlwind of shows at sxsw and will be kicking off two nights of very sold out shows in NYC tonight, but the hardworking band is already planning their trip back to the States in support of their s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Camera Obscura in a church @ SXSW (Miss Lady Lee) tonight in NYC * Arkells @ Pianos * Dept of Eagles @ MoMA * Zee Avi @ Mercury Lounge * Black Acid @ Santos Party House * Jay Jay Pistolet... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Camera Obscura in a church @ SXSW (Miss Lady Lee) tonight in NYC * Arkells @ Pianos * Black Acid @ Santos Party House * Dept of Eagles @ MoMA * Jay Jay Pistolet @ Sidewalk Cafe * Golden Triangle,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ladyhawke @ Perez Hilton's 2009 SXSW party Saturday night (SchnappyStar) "New Zealand Eighties revivalist Ladyhawke ran through an extremely polished set of tightly arranged synth-rock. Opener "Dusk Till Dawn" shimmered with Scissor Sisters boogie, "... more info

Idolator — Whirlwind romance in Paris is the subject of the video for Camera Obscura's dour little love song, "French Navy" of their forthcoming My Maudlin Career (due out in April on 4AD). There's a distinctly Sofia Coppola-esque aesthetic here: all golden li... more info

Allmusic Blog — For their upcoming album My Maudlin Career, Camera Obscura made the jump from Merge to 4AD and judging by the two songs they’ve released so far, not much has changed with the band’s lovely, moody sound. They have the same attention to detail, the... more info

8/1 — Motown, Dusty Springfield, Ronettes, Smiths, New Order, Kinks, Spector, Scott Walker, Sticky Fingers, There She Goes, Donovan, Blondie, Bobby D, Twisterella, Dionne Warwick, Minnie Ripperton, Lee and Nancy, Serge and Jane, Camera Obscura, el Perro de... more info

Quick Before It Melts — The quiet intensity of Tracyanne Campbell’s voice is the most recognizable element of Camera Obscura’s sound, but even a voice as emotive and passionate as hers needs an equally powerful vehicle, and the band assembled around her has grown into a... more info