As this video suggests, Scottish band Camera Obscura’s sound and aesthetic signal a different era. “Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” is the first single from their 2006 album, Let’s Get out of this Country, and it highlights singer Tracyanne Campbell’s plaintive, effortlessly lovely voice. In the video, a clean-cut couple straight out of the 50s dances through a series of colorful scenes, starting with dazzling department store interiors and evolving into a mishmash of patterns. (Check out the third mannequin at 3:07—Paris Hilton on the lamb?) Seamlessly woven in is a charming clip from Singin’ in the Rain. The 50s overtones heighten the song’s wistfulness, and it is this strain of sadness that brings depth to the band’s sweet sound.
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