Camera Obscura have announced their first new album in 11 years. The Desire Lines follow-up is called Look to the East, Look to the West, and it lands May 3 via Merge. Check out the lead single ‘Big Love’, which features pedal steel by Tim Davidson, and scroll down for the album cover, tracklist, and the band’s upcoming tour dates.
In 2015, following the death of keyboardist Carey Lander, Camera Obscura went on an extended hiatus. The band, led by guitarist and vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, made the new album with Jari Haapalainen, who produced the band’s 2006 LP Let’s Get Out of This Country and 2009’s My Maudlin Career.
“‘Big Love’ is our tribute to Waylon Jennings, with a nod to Sandy Denny and prog rock band Scope,” Campbell said in a statement. “It’s a song about not looking back, having faith in the present and future.”
Look to the East, Look to the West Covet Artwork:
Look to the East, Look to the West Tracklist:
1. Liberty Print
2. We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World
3. Big Love
4. Only a Dream
5. The Light Nights
6. Sleepwalking
7. Baby Huey (Hard Times)
8. Denon
9. Pop Goes Pop
10. Sugar Almond
11. Look to the East, Look to the West
Camera Obscura 2024 Tour Dates:
Thu May 2 – Hebden Bridge, UK – The Trades Club
Sat May 4 – Leeds, UK – Stylus
Mon May 6 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Tue May 7 – London, UK – Koko
Thu May 9 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Fri May 10 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2
Sat May 11 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
Wed May 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Thu May 30 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Fri May 31 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmont
Sat Jun 1 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
Mon Jun 3 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Tue Jun. 4 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Fri Jun 7 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Sat Jun 8 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Mon Jun 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Tue Jun 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
Wed Jun 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Fri Jun 14 – Dallas, TX – Studio at the Factory
Sat Jun 15 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Mon Jun 17 – Atlanta, GA – Variety
Tue Jun 18 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Wed Jun 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Thu Jun 20 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Sat Jun 22-Mon. Jun 24 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Indie Rocks!