• Source: Look to the East, Look to the West

look" target="_blank">Look to the East, look" target="_blank">Look to the West is the sixth studio album by the Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura, released on 3 May 2024 via Merge Records. It is their first album in 11 years and the first since the death of keyboardist and backing vocalist Carey Lander in 2015; Donna Maciocia (formerly a member of Amplifico), who joined the band as a permanent member in 2023, fills out her role. The album is produced by Jari Haapalainen, who previously worked on Let's Get Out of This Country (2006) and My Maudlin Career (2009).




Background


Camera Obscura had not played together since Carey Lander died from cancer in 2015. In 2019, the band played a concert as a part of Belle and Sebastian's Boaty Weekender cruise. The band recruited keyboardist and backing singer Donna Maciocia, who also co-wrote the song "We're Going To Make It In A Man's World.
The album cover features a photo of Fiona Morrison, who also appears on the cover of Camera Obscura's debut album Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (2001).




Critical reception



look" target="_blank">Look to the East, look" target="_blank">Look to the West was met with "universal acclaim" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 10 reviews.
Stephen Deusner of Uncut said the album "could have followed right on the heels of 2013's Desire Lines...Tracyanne Campbell still writes exquisite songs."




Track listing






Personnel


Camera Obscura

Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocals, guitar
Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
Lee Thomson – drums, percussion
Kenny McKeeve – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Donna Maciocia – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
Additional contributors

Jari Haapalainen – production, mixing (all tracks); programming (tracks 1, 7), percussion (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
Jake Hutton – engineering
Joe Jones – engineering
Paul Savage – engineering
Anne McLeod – oboe (track 11)




Charts






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bruno Mars
• The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
• Lady Gaga
• Krisis Timor Timur 1999
• Taylor Swift
• Brightline
• Daftar negara menurut PDB (KKB)
• Zayn Malik
• Perang Dunia II
• Kesultanan Utsmaniyah
• Look to the East, Look to the West
• BBC Look East
• BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)
• I Look to You
• Look Back in Anger
• BBC North West Tonight
• Look East policy (Bangladesh)
• Looking East to Look West
• BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)
• Look to the East policy