Tracyanne Campbell

Tracyanne Campbell
Campbell performing with Camera Obscura at Electric Picnic 2007
Campbell performing with Camera Obscura at Electric Picnic 2007
Background information
Born (1974-05-18) 18 May 1974 (age 50)
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresIndie pop
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1996–present
LabelsMerge
Member of

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]

References

  1. ^ Rodrick, Stephen (26 June 2009). "More Songs About Feelings and Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ Campbell, Tracyanne (27 December 2015). "Carey Lander remembered by Tracyanne Campbell". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ Jack, Malcolm (31 May 2018). "Tracyanne & Danny: the indie duo turning grief into guitar pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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