She & Him
Camera Obscura
Sat, July 6, 2013
Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm
SummerStage, Central Park
New York, NY
$40
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This event is all ages
Proceeds from this concert help make possible the free programs of SummerStage
Rain or Shine Event, General Admission, Standing Room Only
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She & Him
She & Him make music for an eternal springtime, when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the top (or at least the windows) rolled down and the radio turned up. They occupy an alternate universe where the saddest of songs feel as warm as sun showers; the rain may be coming down, but somewhere nearby, everything looks bright. What began as a fascinating, no-strings attached collaboration on 2008's Volume One has evolved into a bona fide, touring band, and She & Him are here to stay. Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward are as comfortable and complementary a musical pair as Les Paul and Mary Ford; hearing them again on Volume Two feels like getting together with two old friends. This time, the harmonies have grown more angelically layered, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting even sharper and more confident. But, as with Volume One, the prevailing mood is bittersweet, dreamy, and romantic.
Camera Obscura
With nearly four years having passed since their 4AD debut, My Maudlin Career, Camera Obscura’s new album, Desire Lines will be released on June 4th (3rd in UK/EU). Desire Lines, was recorded last December when the band decamped to Portland to work with GRAMMY nominated producer Tucker Martine (R.E.M., Spoon, My Morning Jacket) and pleased with the progress they made there, they returned a month later to finish it.
Tracyanne Campbell from the band, “Of all our records this was pretty much the most challenging to write, partly because of the situation we found ourselves in with having to take such a long and uncertain amount of time out, but also because it would be record number five and we were getting harder and harder to please.
Working in the US with southern gentleman Tucker Martine was a positive experience. He brought a certain calmness to recording that wasn’t there before. We were also delighted to have Neko Case and Jim James sing on the record too. What a treat.”
Glasgow’s Camera Obscura have a busy year of touring ahead of them. There will be a handful of festival dates and a run in North America with She & Him already announced, there is a UK tour around the album’s release, and more shows in North America.
Tracyanne Campbell from the band, “Of all our records this was pretty much the most challenging to write, partly because of the situation we found ourselves in with having to take such a long and uncertain amount of time out, but also because it would be record number five and we were getting harder and harder to please.
Working in the US with southern gentleman Tucker Martine was a positive experience. He brought a certain calmness to recording that wasn’t there before. We were also delighted to have Neko Case and Jim James sing on the record too. What a treat.”
Glasgow’s Camera Obscura have a busy year of touring ahead of them. There will be a handful of festival dates and a run in North America with She & Him already announced, there is a UK tour around the album’s release, and more shows in North America.
Venue Information:
SummerStage, Central Park
69th St. at Fifth Ave
New York, NY, 10019
http://www.summerstage.org/
SummerStage, Central Park
69th St. at Fifth Ave
New York, NY, 10019
http://www.summerstage.org/
