Tracyanne Campbell Explained

Tracyanne Campbell
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:1974 5, df=y
Origin:Glasgow, Scotland
Genre:Indie pop
Years Active:1996–present
Occupation:Musician
Label:Merge

Tracyanne Campbell (born 18 May 1974) is a Scottish singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the Glasgow-based indie pop band Camera Obscura.

Born in Glasgow, Campbell founded Camera Obscura alongside John Henderson and Gavin Dunbar in 1996. The band released Biggest Bluest Hi Fi (2001), Underachievers Please Try Harder (2003), Let's Get Out of This Country (2006), My Maudlin Career (2009), Desire Lines (2013), and Look to the East, Look to the West (2024).

They have worked beside Tucker Martine, Stuart Murdoch and Peter Bjorn and John.

Campbell dated Murdoch, the lead vocalist of the band Belle and Sebastian, for three years in the 2000s.[1]

After bandmate and friend Carey Lander died in 2015, Campbell wrote Lander's obituary for the Guardian.[2]

Also, she has worked on the project Tracyanne & Danny alongside English musician Danny Coughlan. In May 2018 they released their self-titled studio album on Merge Records.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rodrick . Stephen . 2009-06-26 . More Songs About Feelings and Women . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-05-27 . 0362-4331.
  2. News: Campbell . Tracyanne . Carey Lander remembered by Tracyanne Campbell . . 27 December 2015 . 4 September 2018.
  3. News: Jack . Malcolm . Tracyanne & Danny: the indie duo turning grief into guitar pop . . 31 May 2018 . 4 September 2018.