From the opening chiming piano notes of
Camera Lucida, it's crystal clear that Gunning for Tamar mean
business. Firstly, this is their best sounding recording by a country
mile and that's certainly saying something – when the chunky
guitars kick in on opening track 'Yogging' it will actually take you
by surprise how heavy they sound and in every other sense you
can hear the care that has gone into craft this EP. Gunning for Tamar
have always had an incredible knack for making complicated ideas
sound simple by infusing them with melody and Camera Lucida is a
veritable bag of tricks, changing time signatures and huge emotive
choruses. On their last EP Gunning for Tamar time travelled; this EP
is a snapshot of a band on better form than ever before, with
absolutely everything going for them to ensure they break free of
this one horse town.
[Originally published in Oxfordshire Music Magazine, issue 22, March 2013]
http://www.musicinoxford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/OMS-22.pdf
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