Mail from Elefant Records

Usually I would have to wait for my trips to Japan to buy music, but lately I've started to get things online, which may just end up being a little too addictive. Now I remember why I used to stick to physical stores! I'm really bad at resisting stuff when they're so suddenly within reach. But it's hard not to love receiving a package containing such lovely music.

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Camera Obscura - "French Navy"

The thing about Camera Obscura albums is that they are really hard to find if you live where I do. I bought Underachievers Please Try Harder when I was spending a semester in Japan, and Let's Get Out of This Country when I saw them perform in Singapore. Luckily, on my recent trip to Singapore I found that their HMV has started to stock Camera Obscura! (Next August I'll be in S'pore again... and will get Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi! Then I must start tracking down singles/EPs...)

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