Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi

by Camera Obscura

Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 November 2001
  • Label: Andmoresound
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:22
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Allan McCallum, Lisa Webb, Murray Fergusson, Lorna Leitch, Nigel Baillie, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Cheryl Crockett

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Heavily championed by Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, who also produced the record, the Glasgow ensemble's debut perfectly captures the essence of classic Scottish indie pop. 'Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi' pairs Tracyanne Campbell's sweet, melancholic vocals with jangly guitars and lush string arrangements, offering a masterful display of romantic, bittersweet twee.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, twee, jangly, orchestral, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. Happy New Year (4:03)
  2. Eighties Fan (4:22)
  3. Houseboat (3:24)
  4. Shine Like a New Pin (3:35)
  5. Pen and Notebook (3:28)
  6. Swimming Pool (3:58)
  7. Anti-Western (3:10)
  8. Let's Go Bowling (2:49)
  9. I Don't Do Crowds (3:57)
  10. The Sun on His Back (2:51)
  11. Double Feature (5:52)
  12. Arrangements of Shapes and Space (3:49)

Credits

  • Camera Obscura - primary artist, arranged by [strings]
  • Gavin Dunbar - band
  • John Henderson - band
  • Kenny McKeeve - band
  • Lee Thomson - band
  • Lindsay Boyd - band
  • Tracyanne Campbell - band
  • Fiona Morrison - model [the cover star]

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