Biggest Bluest Hi Fi


Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, writing that it "makes a strong case for Camera Obscura as one of the best indie pop bands to come down the pike since, well, Belle and Sebastian." Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media called it "charmingly understated."

Track listing

2002 and 2004 re-releases

  1. "Happy New Year"
  2. "Eighties Fan"
  3. "Houseboat"
  4. "Shine Like a New Pin"
  5. "Pen and Notebook"
  6. "Swimming Pool"
  7. "Anti-Western"
  8. "Let's Go Bowling"
  9. "I Don't Do Crowds"
  10. "The Sun on His Back"
  11. "Double Feature"
  12. "Arrangements of Shapes and Space"

Personnel

Band

  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass
  • John Henderson – vocals, percussion
  • Kenny Mckeeve – guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Lindsay Boyd – keyboards

Other