Song · Camera Obscura
“Honey in the Sun” by Camera Obscura
From the album My Maudlin Career (2009)
“Honey in the Sun” by Camera Obscura appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2009 on the album My Maudlin Career. Its best result is #658 on the WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,763 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Honey in the Sun" comes from My Maudlin Career, the fourth album by Scottish indie-pop band Camera Obscura, released on 4AD in April 2009. Tracyanne Campbell wrote it and sings it, and she plays guitar alongside Kenny McKeeve, who adds backing vocals; Carey Lander is on organ and piano, Gavin Dunbar on bass and Lee Thomson on drums.
Jari Haapalainen of the Bear Quartet produced, just as he had on the band's previous record, and the album's string and horn arrangements came from Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John. It's a sunny title on a record that calls its own career maudlin, and critics mostly took to the album: the Observer's Gareth Grundy heard a band sounding more polished and poised than before.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 658 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2025 | 805 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Honey In The Sun.
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