Someone to Love

Photos way overdue from the Camera Obscura gig.

One of the best things that happened that evening was that my constant presence near the tables with the incessant snapping eventually got me eye contact with most of the band members.

I swore Carey Lander was looking at the camera.

Tracyanne Campbell

Carey Lander finally smiled at me!

Kenny McKeeve smiled at me thrice that evening.

Dr Who’s fan Gavin Dunbar

Nigel Bailie mock-frowned at me because I was really taking too many shots of them.

 

More photos http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57974&id=546126190

Razzle Dazzle Rose

Ripped them wholesale off mr. photographer’s album. Something nice to remember Camera Obscura’s gig by:D

thanks chieh! Will be posting photos from the autograph session soon!

Why so quiet

CAMERA OBSCURA

Gig kicked off with Come Back Margaret, Tracyanne Campbell’s ethereal vocals and the rest of the band’s wonderful playing had us cheering and chill.

Come back Margaret he wants to adore you
Come back Margaret I’d like to explore you
Can’t you see the tears in my eyes
With love for him I disguise

I like the free days with no expectations
I like it my way with no limitation
Still you see there are tears in my eyes
With love for him I despise

I totally love the last 2 lines of the two verses. They captured the two very ironical yet so perfectly complementary & intertwined emotions. Clever. Camera Obscura’s defintely got to me when it comes to the sheer brilliance of their lyrics.

From circle 3 we could only see specks of figures swaying on the stage. It wasn’t as bad as I had expected. But binoculars would have really come in handy. Stilll, camera obscura playing live, omg. Campbell & Carey Lander in what I called chic granny fashion, decked in white stockings, mod cut and tailored dresses. Kenny McKeeve & Gavin Dunbar wore suits & looked more in place as my lecturers than musicians. I made a ball I threw it at Gavin because he’s tall.

The Glasgow band performed many numbers from Let’s Get Out This Country. Following Come Back Margaret, there were Sister Social Agony, Country Mile, If Look Could Kill, False Contender, Llyod, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken, Suspended From Class, Keep It Clean, Super Trooper, Tears For Affairs, Let’s Get Out of This Country, Teenager & new tracks. It ended in spectacular style with Razzle Dazzle Rose; the final part truly magical. I was super darned excited when Suspended From Class & False Contender came on.

Suspended From Class

You’re such a beautiful writer
that’s not all you are
I’m sorry about making a pass
it was subtle but I think that you guess
the meaning intended

I can be a friend to you
I won’t pretend
I’m not interested in breaking your heart
it’s not love no it’s nothing like that
I’ll leave that to .. like him
oh, he’s such a delicate thing
now it’s such a fragile thing that we have

I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class

The concert ended so abrupt. For a moment I thought mr. technician was going to tune their strings but no, they were really gone. We made a madcap dash downstairs to queue for the autograph session. Quite disappointed when the tee shirts merchandise sold out. Times like this make me wished I’m plus size. No one would be hankering after size XL with me. Bought pretty badges & stickers I can’t bear to paste. It’s those things I would nursed carefully in the safe haverns of my drawers and occasionally take it out to stroke & admire.

When it finally got to us, throat ran dry & whatever I wanted to tell them slipped quietly as hisses through my teeth. Campbell stood up and placed her arm on my back as we took a photo. All I could mustered was a “helloooo” when I met every single one of them. I asked McKeeve if they would come back to singapore.

“We would love to.”

Camera Obscura we can’t get enough of you!

Somebody catch me I’m falling

Stars. 7th Jan. Singapore.

EEEEKKKKK I can’t believe this is happening!

Just thinking about the songs they’ll perform’s got me all dizzy and giggly.

Predictably the line-up would largely be from Sad Robot EP and In Our Bedroom After The War.

MUST GET BEST SEATS. MUST TAKE PHOTO. MUST GET AUTOGRAPH. MUST BUY STARS MERCHANDISE.

So after a night of daydreaming, i came up with a list of hyperventilating-inducing numbers.

1. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
2. Celebration Guns
3. Calendar Girls
4. One More Night
5. Tonight
6. What I’m Trying to Say
7. Soft Revolution
8. Romantic Comedy
9. Heart
10. Don’t Be Afraid to Sing
11. The Woods
12. Life Effect
13. What The Snowman Learn About Love
14. This Charming Man
15. My Radio (FM Mix)
16. Better Be Heaven
17. The Very Thing
18. On Peak Hill
19. The Aspidistra Flies
20. Midnight Coward
21. Take Me to The Riot
22. In Our Bedroom After The War
23. The Night Starts Here
24. 14 Forever
25. Undertow

One of my biggest dream is to watch my favourite bands perform live. BSS & Camera Obscura this year, Stars the next. My number one top favourite band is landing! This is getting to be very surreal.