Gig Review Pt2. .. Camera Obscura

Sunday night saw a hop and skip up to Lincoln and the Drill Hall (think a smaller scale Kings Lynn Corn Exchange with a council that gives a toss about the arts) to see a group that have always escaped me,the captivating Camera Obscura
I arrived just after the first support band the Glasgow Attic Lights had gone on and watched most of a set that was pleasant enough in a jingle guitar Travis sort of way. It hit a few heights and i read today that they have received 4 stars for the new LP in both Uncut and Q - This sort of sums them up in a polite way.
The next support was a Swedish artist called Britta Persson who just failed for me. Her music is a polite whimsy PJ Harvey pastiche that just didn't click any buttons and failed in the depths of the hall. I have since had a listen to her myspace and it is simply ok.
Next up in the Bar area of the hall were the Norwich band The Kabeedies and they were full of energy,riffs and tunes that should see then move on to bigger things.Playing them in the bar area whether by luck or genius worked a treat.
Camera Obscura were lush and lovely, they play tunes that take you back to another era and the new tunes were as good as the oldies.In front of a small but loving audience ( the promoter must of took a hit last night) they put on a good show playing the Rod Stewart"Some Girls"in the encore as well as all of the "Hits" (an in joke)The old Peel fave "Eighties Fan"was amazing and will stay with me for a long while.
One thing i noted is that The Drill hall really is not an ideal venue for music of this kind especially with the venue 3/4's empty.
All in all another good gig for the cost of eight English pounds which was still too expensive for the residents of Lincoln! I would of expected a few more students but I guess it was across the other side of town and do students support the local towns they live in beyond the landlords and their campuses any more?

Eighties Fan