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Aztec Camera
Part of a fine tradition of Scottish indie rock acts with a knack of crafting
bitter sweet melodies and smart, melancholic storytelling, Aztec Camera took
Elvis Costello's jittery new wave rock and added lush acoustics and shoe-gazy
pop to the mix. Led by singer songwriter Roddy Frame, the band formed in East
Kilbride in 1980 and, alongside Orange Juice and Josef K, was signed to the
influential Glasgow label Postcard Records before the company went bust in 1981.
Signing to Rough Trade, the group became darlings of the indie scene with the
albums High Land, Hard Rain (1983) and t...
