- rock, indie pop
- 49 min
- 13 tracks
- 4AD
Desire Lines is the fifth album released by Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura. The album was released on 3 June 2013 on the 4AD record label. It was recorded in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine, and features guest vocals from Neko Case and My Morning Jacket's Jim James.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Allmusic4.5/5 ★
- American Songwriter4/5 ★
- Consequence of Sound4/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- musicOMH3/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- The Skinny4/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3/5 ★
- Under the Radar8/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1Intro0:29
- 2This Is Love (Feels Alright)3:30
- 3Troublemaker4:26
- 4William's Heart4:06
- 5New Year's Resolution5:34
- 6Do It Again3:17
- 7Cri du coeur4:12
- 8Every Weekday4:09
- 9Fifth in Line to the Throne4:26
- 10I Missed Your Party4:26
- 11Break It to You Gently3:47
- 12Desire Lines4:20
- 13Making Money2:31
13 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Camera Obscura
- Label
- 4AD
- Released
- June 3, 2013
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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