Biggest, Bluest Hi-Fi

Camera Obscura, “Biggest, Bluest Hi-Fi” (Merge, 2001)
Guy/gal-fronted Scots indie-poppers; most obvious debt is to Belle& Sebastian, but there’s some C86, Smiths and (especially) third-album Velvets. Jangly, sharp, intense and often gorgeous.
Tty 3, 4, 5
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