Today, the legendary Scottish indie-pop band Camera Obscura announce Look to the East, Look to the West, their first new album in more than 10 years, out May 3. Listen to lead single “Big Love” wherever you stream music, and reserve your copy of Look to the East, Look to the West on CD, LP, or baby blue & white galaxy Peak Vinyl in the Merge store–any of which you can bundle with our exclusive Camera Obscura t-shirt at a discount!

“Big Love” relishes in the space between country rock and prog, a pining break-up anthem featuring the soaring pedal steel of Tim Davidson. It’s a Nashville Sound heartbreaker, tackling the complexity of wanting to rekindle a bad relationship with Campbell’s uncanny ability to render the past: “It was a big love, she said / That’s why it took ten years to get her out of her head,” she begins. “‘Big Love’ is our tribute to Waylon Jennings, with a nod to Sandy Denny and prog rock band Scope,” says Campbell. “It’s a song about not looking back, having faith in the present and future.”

In addition to their previously announced tour dates, Camera Obscura are excited to announce that they will be touring North America this spring! All dates below.

Camera Obscura on tour:
May 02 Hebden Bridge, UK – The Trades Club
May 04 Leeds, UK – Stylus
May 06 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
May 07 London, UK – KOKO
May 09 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
May 10 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy2
May 11 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 30 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
May 31 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmont
Jun 01 Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
Jun 03 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Jun 04 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Jun 07 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Jun 08 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Jun 10 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Jun 11 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
Jun 12 Phoenix AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Jun 14 Dallas, TX – Studio at the Factory
Jun 15 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Jun 17 Atlanta, GA – Variety
jun 18 Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle
Jun 18 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Jun 20 New York, NY – Webster Hall
Jun 22–24 Mexico City, MX – Foro Indie Rocks!