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Camera Obscura
Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
2. Phil And Don
3. Roman Holiday
4. Video: I Love My Jean

CD Details

All Artists: Camera Obscura
Title: Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 5/9/2006
Album Type: Single
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 8428846402482, 8428846503622, 673855028620

Synopsis

Album Description

The first single from their forthcoming full-length, "Let's Get Out Of This Country" (street June 6). A three and a half minute pop masterpiece with a healthy nod to 60's girl groups complete with Spectorian "wall of sound" production. With two non-LP B-sides and the video for "I Love My Jean" (previously unreleased in North America), this is a must-have for fans awaiting new music from their Glaswegian heroes since January 2004.

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CD Reviews

Superb single - can't wait for the album...

M. Lohrke | Provo, UT | 05/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"camera obscura's new single begins like most proper camera obscura songs with a nice, pleasant, polite organ melody that's just this side of twee. however, a few seconds in when the drums kick in, you realize camera obscura has significantly improved as a band. gone are they wispy vocals, 'lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken' is a terrific single, and hopefully indicative of their upcoming album. it's stop-start-stop-star pacing keeps it interesting, and the switch to a minor chord at the beginning of the chorus is an unexpected, but pleasant, surprise. the strings could've been overbearing, but instead they add just the right embellishments.

'lloyd...' is more upbeat than anything they've ever done, suggesting that maybe they've ditched 'the stuart murdoch guide to scottish songwriting.' the hooks are huge and traceyanne's campbell's vocals are just so fantastic--a nice combination of vulnerability and enthusiasm. she sounds great, and more importantly, she sounds like she's having fun (not that she didn't before).

since i don't have any other superlatives to describe this single, i'll sum it up by saying it just plain old makes me happy to be alive. you'd be hard-pressed to find a better single released so far this year. Five stars."

Actually, this song is an ode to Lloyd Cole

S. Rodrick | new york, ny. | 06/08/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Disregard below review of the song. Camera Obscura have sang the praises of Lloyd Cole since they formed and have mentioned how much they love the song "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken." There was nothing snotty about the original, nothing snotty about this homage."