Camera Obscura's Top 10 Scottish Albums You Should Own

If the words "Scottish popular music" make you think of bagpipes and Big Country, you're missing out. Scotland has produced more than its fair share of gorgeous pop-rock over the years, and the Glasgow sextet Camera Obscura continues admirably in the tradition of forebears like Belle & Sebastian and the Trash Can Sinatras. Camera Obscura's bassist, Gavin Dunbar, was kind enough to help all you laggards out there get up to speed with the following list of Ten Scottish Independent Albums You Should Own. No, really, you should. In fact, we'll make it eleven and say you should own Camera Obscura's Let's Get Out of This Country, too. Because you know what they say: If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
	Orange Juice The Glasgow School (Domino)
	Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas (4AD)
	Arab Strap The Last Romance (Chemikal Underground/Transdreamer)
	The Trash Can Sinatras Cake (Go Discs)
	Belle & Sebastian The Boy With the Arab Strap (Jeepster/Matador)
	The Pastels Mobile Safari (Domino)
	Teenage Fanclub Grand Prix (Creation/Geffen)
	The Delgados The Great Eastern (Chemikal Underground)
	Sons and Daughters Love the Cup (Domino)
	Malcolm Middleton 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine (Chemikal Underground)
Camera Obscura's latest album, Let's Get Out of This Country, is available now in the ARTISTdirect Store, as are all of Gavin's picks. Click any of the album covers for more information.