Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career Indie Rock was a tour de force

was a tour de force that may never be equaled for its sheer radicalism in the face of rock convention

producer and songwriter Rosalía

and their willingness to try anything results in some truly great moments

The same can be said for Cash's droll reading of Loudon Wainwright's "The Man Who Could Not Cry

is commanding in his dry

Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career Indie Rock was a tour de forceAs the title suggests, their new album shares with the listener an affectionate wit and a melancholy tendency towards life's daily routines and relationships. Yet it also boasts and expands on the affected pop elements explored on their breakout album, "Let's Get Out Of This Country". It's no wonder Camera Obscura are often mentioned in the same sentences as fellow Scots Belle & Sebastian, indie rock faves The Lucksmiths, and music legends The Smiths.