Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career [Digipak]

"On their fourth album, this Scottish indie-pop band's fondness for woeful heartache and Phil Spector-esque production reaches a poignant peak."
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Strings and hearts swoon, handclaps and snares pop, and bells and chimes ring out. It might sound formulaic, if it weren't so gorgeous."
Billboard (p.29) - "The group's fourth album overflows with the signature mix of sticky-sweet lyrics backed by grandiose pop arrangements."
4 stars out of 5 -- "MY MAUDLIN CAREER sighs and swells with a shimmering, understated beauty..."
Paste (magazine) - "[B]lissed-out orchestral indie pop, enlivened with classic Motownisms and overflowing with silvery tones..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "The album feels as if it could have been released any time in the last 50-odd years, but the inspired arrangements -- and, of course, Campbell's indelible voice -- make it sound fresh, too."
3 stars out of 5 -- "Singer Tracyanne Campbell's voice retains its alluring coquettishness on pretty much all of MMC..."
Clash (Magazine) (p.108) - "['French Navy'] carries plenty of tinny charisma, bolstered by a brass band and the wholesome clarity of Camera Obscura's unfailing musical consistency."