Camera Obsucras’ new album, My Maudlin Career is set to be released April 20th on 4AD. Track #9, Forest And Sands, has a shout out to Toronto:
/But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze/
/Like a river in Toronto…/
This all forces the question; there’s a river in Toronto? Tracyanne must be singing about the Don River I guess? If anybody can figure out what she sings after the word Toronto, bonus points. Camera Obscura will be playing some Canadian dates this summer.
June 26th – Montreal, QUE La Tulipe
June 27th – Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
And in case you were wondering, the word Maudlin is an adjective meaning: Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying. Would you expect anything else from Camera Obscura?
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aha! i thought i heard the same. thanks for verifying my suspicions wade.
Hey now – it could be the Humber. Also, a great Toronto river. People actually, like, use it as a river. For canoeing and such.
The Don River maybe? That is a mere 4 city blocks east of Young Street? Heh, you suburban tourists are so pathetic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j3_DUqKyTk
I hope I’ve got it right.. Some lines are a bit hard to figure out.. TracyAnne paying tribute to Liz Fraser on Camera’s 4AD debut, perhaps?
Forest and Sands:
I’m in a van,
And you’re holding my hand
And you were travelling with me through forest and sands
I’ve been ever so needy learning your language
And you’ve been taking full advantage, haven’t you?
Oh, don’t say it’s true
I’ve been so afraid,
I’m a sadness again
And we kissed once, even that was the last
I know I need more than given
Moments and sentimental stories
Words only spoken seemingly
That I’m warming your heart that way
Oh, it feels like none of this is real
I’ll pretend that my heart and my head are well
But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze,
Like a river in Toronto,
Then I’d bleed please,
You said I made you feel warm, said I made you feel warm inside
Oh, it feels like none of this is real
I’ll pretend that my heart and my head are well
But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze,
Like a river in Toronto,
Then I’d bleed please,
You said I made you feel warm, said I made you feel warm inside
It feels like none of this is real
I’ll pretend that my heart and my head are well
But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze,
Like a river in Toronto,
Then I’d bleed please,
You said I made you feel warm, said I made you feel warm inside
The last show they played in Toronto was at the Opera House at Queen and Broadview. It’s about a two minute walk east of a bridge over the don river with stairs that take you down to the path and park.
You hipsters are so stupid. Of course she sings about the Don River! Read a fucking book for once.
Man about toronto. Latly I’ve been noticing people banging into me on the streetcar and sometimes on the streets. They literly do it too. It get’s to a point that I’m scared to leave me house and walk on the streets. I need to go out at less once in awhile.