Wow - I've just heard what quite possibly could be the best single of 2006. Fumbling around the web while sipping my coffee I came across an mp3 of the soon to be released single from Camera Obscura called "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken." Yes it's a tribute to Lloyd Cole's "Are you ready to be heartbroken" and it does the man justice by lovingly embracing 80s British pop in all the right ways (see Aztec Camera, early Everything But The Girl, 1st Sundays album.) The key is - it sounds fresh and recorded with passion. Brilliant. Here's a link to the You Ain't No Piscasso blog where you can find the mp3. If you understand the Glashow accent, you can listen to a podcast with Camera Obscura. (photo found on google images. big up to the photog)
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