Today's Tune: Memphis - "I Am The Photographer"

It's been 4 years since Memphis, the duo of Chris Dumont and Torquil Campbell (of Stars notoriety) has released an album, but they haven't been forgotten. Their latest effort, Here Comes a City (released on Arts & Crafts) is poised to be their most successful to date, and for good reason. It's obvious from the outset that the vocals and, presumably, the lyrics contributed by Campbell, though integral, won't do much to set this project apart from older Stars albums (it is massively different from last year's The  Five Ghosts, however). It's what these two bring to bear with the arrangements and instrumentation provide the necessary distance from projects of yore.

Take for example, the song "I Am The Photographer"; a now-typical Torquil Campbell yarn about love and art, but with compulsive momentum and enough atmosphere to make the hardiest mountaineer of music light-headed. It, along with the tune "I Want The Lights On After Dark", is available for free in exchange for an e-mail address. Take a listen.