Single of the week

Camera Obscura 'French Navy'

"Spent a week in a dusty library
waiting for some words to jump at me"

Even if Camera Obscura's new single had ground to a halt after those fantasic opening lines, it would still have been 'single of the week' this week.

Luckily, however, it continues and blossoms into a 60s sounding, glorious pop classic, perfect for the first few weeks of Spring. Plenty of hooks, sweeping strings and the only slight disappointment is the harsh fade-out. Otherwise its a mix of Spector-pop, Belle & Sebastian circa- The Life Pursuit and The Pipettes circa-before they had umpteen line-up changes and became rubbish.

The album's out next week and by the sound of this, it will be ace. Plus, they're on 4AD now and thats always a bonus.

single of the week. It will make you want to eat strawberries by the river, or something.