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Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura fit the bill perfectly for a hot and muggy Friday evening at the South Street Seaport in NYC. Neither the oppressive humidity nor the swarming mobs of flying bugs were enough to keep away the vast throng of people that had amassed for the second-to-last free show of the summer at Pier 17 (one of the largest crowds all year). In her delightful accent, Tracyanne Campbell (vocals, guitars) even admitted to being "a wee bit overwhelmed" by the size of the crowd, as well as distracted by the out of the ordinary...