Desire Lines
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| Studio album by Camera Obscura | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 46:42 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine | |||
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Desire Lines is the fifth album released by Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura. The album was released on June 3, 2013 on the 4AD record label. It was recorded in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine, and features guest vocals from Neko Case and My Morning Jacket's Jim James.
In terms of musicality, Allmusic's Fred Thomas told that the release is "another installment of brilliant pop". At American Songwriter, Hal Horowitz touched on how "these songs soar, glide and seem effortless in their innocent simplicity."Consequence of Sound's Bryant Kitching felt that "they’ve honed their brutally honest and quirky take on heartbreak into something they can now wield with delightful precision." Andy Gill of The Independent alluded to how "songwriter Tracyanne Campbell couches harsh, sometimes brutal sentiments in soothing musical surroundings." At The Skinny, Chris Buckle highlighted that the release "conveys a warm familiarity" that will be repaid with "many revisits" to listen to the album. Kevin Liedel of Slant Magazine evoked that "Desire Lines sees Camera Obscura straining harder for complexity; they maintain their famous sweetness while dialing back on some of the stronger melodies", but this leads to "their most balanced and monotonous effort to date, with such little distinction between its dozen sleep tracks that it makes ideal background music", which he called "sugary but tasteless syrup."Drowned in Sound's Jon Clark felt the album was consistent, which he told that "Desire Lines bears witness to a band that sound at ease with themselves", and this was accomplished in "layered with interest, the instruments subtly interweaving with one another to create music that is somehow both complex and simplistic." In addition, Clark called this "polished, luxurious pop", which contains "Campbell’s excellent vocal, [and this] makes for a consistently concise, effective and moving record." At Paste, Evan Rytlewski noted that "the result is the purest late-night album that Camera Obscura has recorded yet".This Is Fake DIY's Gareth Ware found this to be "literate, swooning pop music in the shape of new long-player 'Desire Lines'." At The A.V. Club, Annie Zaleski noted that the album "unlike previous Camera Obscura efforts, its songs aren’t as immediate or arresting" because it "has a few sleepy spots" that "causes it to drag on occasion."
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