來自蘇格蘭格拉斯哥的Camera Obscura是由六個音樂家組成的一個明亮，閃耀的獨立流行樂隊。樂隊最初在1996年成立，當時參與其中的有主音Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, 貝斯手Gavin Dunbar和吉他手David。他們一起進行創作并發行了一小量的單曲，其中Richard Colburn（Belle & Sebastian的鼓手）曾參EPs中的小部分歌曲。在樂隊第一只專輯發行了3年后，Lee Thompson作為鼓手加入了Camera Obscura。與此同時，吉他手David也獨自離開了樂隊，另謀發展。Kenny McKeeve的加入剛好彌補回吉他手這個位置。不久后，鍵盤Lindsay Boyd也加入了Camera Obscura，從而成為一支6人的樂隊。Camera Obscura有一位輕盈、靈動的女主唱Tracyanne Campell，她的嗓音深獲樂評贊賞，常與Tracy Thorn、Astrud Gilberto等美麗女聲相提并論。 在2002年，被評選為2001年最有潛力樂隊之一之后，Camera Obscura送上了他們的第一只完整的專輯《Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi》，并出現在AndMoreSound records的發行目錄上，專輯的設計與制作得到Belle & Sebastian的成員Stuart Murdoch的幫助。人氣也隨著專輯的大賣而急劇上升。據說Camera Obscura是拉丁文中“暗房間”，不過從他們的音樂里沒有那種冰冷的感覺，反而撲面而來的是暖洋洋的氣氛。Camera Obscura，是個妙趣無窮的驚奇之箱，一切都在那光線的魔法下，顯出色彩鮮明的影子，映照出繽紛幻變的世間景象。不聽，便彷佛少看了一份不該錯過的風景。 by Mario Mesquita Borges & Tim Sendra Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Camera Obscura formed in 1996, when Tracyanne Campbell (vocals), John Henderson (percussion, vocals), Gavin Dunbar (bass), and guitarist David started playing together. They went on to release a number of singles, one of them including the contribution of Richard Colburn, Belle & Sebastians drummer. Three years after the bands first releases, Lee Thompson joined the band as a permanent drummer while David abandoned the crew, and was later replaced by Kenny McKeeve. Keyboardist Lindsay Boyd joined the band not long afterward, defining the band as a six-piece. In 2002, after being referred as one of the promising bands of the year 2001 on John Peels playlist, Camera Obscura presented their first full-length, Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi, through the AndMoreSound Records catalog, with production help from Belle & Sebastians Stuart Murdoch. Trumpeter and percussionist Nigel Baile joined the band soon afterward, swelling their ranks to seven. The groups next effort, the luminescent Underachievers Please Try Harder, was released by Spanish label Elefant in 2003 and by American indie rock stalwart Merge in 2004. (Merge also reissued Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi in 2004.) For the bands third John Peel session in early 2004, they were asked to put music to the words of Scottish poet Robert Burns, a task the band enjoyed so much they ended up recording studio versions of two of the songs: I Love My Jean and Red, Red Rose. After touring the world and reaping critical success, the band returned to Scotland and suffered two losses — the death of Peel, one of their biggest supporters, and the defection of John Henderson. The band released the I Love My Jean single as a tribute to Peel in early 2005 and decamped as a six-piece to Sweden to record with noted producer Jari Haapalainen. The resulting album, Lets Get Out of This Country, was released in June of 2006 on Merge and Elefant.