Camera Obscura have unveiled “Fifth In Line To The Throne”, the second track off their first album in four years, Desire Lines. After going full-on ’90s indie-pop with “Do It Again”, the band switches gears to balladeer mode, crafting a lonesome tune of slow-moving guitars and heartbroken harmonies made all the more dramatic by the wail of slide guitar.
According to vocalist Tracyanne Campbell, the song is about “someone in a seemingly perfect relationship but there is a dark underside to it. We wanted to sound menacing and give folks the creeps. I believe Princess Beatrice is fifth in line, by the way.”
Camera Obscura – “Fifth In Line To The Throne”
Featuring cameos from Neko Case and Jim James, Desire Lines is due out June 4th via 4AD. In support, the band will be on tour this summer with She & Him.
Desire Lines Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. This Is Love (Feels Alright)
03. Troublemaker
04. William’s Heart
05. New Year’s Resolution
06. Do It Again
07. Cri Du Coeur
08. Every Weekday
09. Fifth In Line To The Throne
10. I Missed Your Party
11. Break It To Me Gently
12. Desire Lines
Camera Obscura 2013 Tour Dates:
05/22-26 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/04 – Edinburgh, UK @ The Liquidroom
06/05 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
06/06 – London, UK @ Heaven
06/07 – Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
06/07-09 – Loch Ness, UK @ Rock Ness Festival
06/16 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
06/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
06/19 – San Francisco, A @ Regency Ballroom
06/21 – Portland, OR @ Cryystal Ballroom
06/22 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
06/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
06/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/27 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
06/28 – Kansas City, KS @ Kanrocksas *
06/29 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
07/01 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Hill Auditorium *
07/03 – Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival *
07/04 – Toronto, ON @ Urban Roots Festival *
07/05 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest *
07/06 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage *
07/08 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summer Stage *
07/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center *
07/10 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pabilion *
07/11 – Vienna, VA @ Filene Center at Wolf Trap *
07/12 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
07/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
07/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival
* = w/ She & Him
