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WEEKEND VIDEOCamera Obscura"French Navy"My Maudlin Career2009iTunesFew bands can imbue a line like, "You make me go 'oooh' with the things that you do," with much feeling and subtle emotion, but Camera Obscura could sing stereo instructions and it'd still make your skin tighten and tingle. My Maudlin Career is 45 minutes-plus of blissed-out orchestral indie pop, enlivened with classic Motownisms and overflowing with silvery tones as singer/guitarist Tracyanne Campbell unspools her lazy, entrancing croon and clever-cute rhymes across a night of innocence regained. Liquid-soul surf guitar and dreamy organ work are punctuated by tiny,...