Well, I guess it’s not that hard to tell what Belle and Sebastian have been listening to these days.  From Other Music:

It sucks living in someone’s shadow. No matter what your take on Belle and Sebastian’s last polarizing record was, I bet nobody was happier that those guys traded the Left Banke for T-Rex, than Camera Obscura. Now that B&S were off mining another decade for post-modern pop nuggets, maybe Camera could finally get all the attention and credit they deserved for making some of the finest unironic ’60s-cribbing fey pop music around. Let’s Get Out of This Country should do the job. With Country , Camera have delivered a minor, left-field classic among bands who fashion their artist bios in the style of one of Dickens’ novels. The record is overflowing with memorable hooks, and dazzling string-laden production that seems tailor-made for songs, with titles like “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” and “I Need All the Friends I Can Get.” Sure, the lovelorn subject matter can get slightly redundant if you were solely reading the well-designed lyric sheet; however, drowning your sorrows has never sounded this infectious. Here’s to a reverb-drenched tribute to vintage keyboards, fanfares, sexy librarians, handclaps, lovers who leave, vintage eyewear, moving on, dreamers, misanthropes, a girl named Margaret, and getting the hell out of this country. Somehow, I have a feeling Jens Lekman loves this album. So do I. [HG]

I’ve been a bit of a fan of Camera Obscura, and I’m anxious to hear the new album.  I did hear one good track, “Hey Lloyd,” here.  They’re coming to Great Scott July 6th (hint!).

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