Camera Obscura – “French Navy”
by Kwaping on Aug.22, 2009, under Music, Song of the Day
“French Navy” by Camera Obscura
Similar in concept to much of Zee Avi’s music, Camera Obscura‘s “French Navy
” features a female lead singer and feels like it should be a very old song when in fact it’s brand new. However, where Ms. Avi has a jazzy acoustic/island-girl vibe from the 40′s, “French Navy” is more like a 60′s song. To be honest, I’m having quite a hard time describing it – it’s very hard to define. It’s upbeat, has a great hook, and some nice violin work.
Some might call it a girlie song, and it does have mass female appeal, but I think guys like it too. Strangely enough, I heard it playing in Home Depot lately! That was definitely a surprise.
The rest of Camera Obscura’s new album, My Maudlin Career, is pretty good, but this is the standout single for me.