Bold and visually distinct, the artwork for Camella Lobo’s long awaited debut album as Tropic Of Cancer offers the first hint at what to expect from Restless Idylls. The sense of romantic longing entrenched deep within the DNA of Tropic Of Cancer is readily portrayed with Lobo’s own hand, replete with vivid red nail polish, hesitating over a bejewelled candelabrum hosting roses. Yet set across a backdrop of green that almost glowers if you spend too long staring, the cover art immediately strikes you as a departure from the deathly aesthetic that much of Tropic Of Cancer’s music has been presented in.
Ahead of her appearance at this year’s Unsound Festival, Scott Wilson talks to Camella Lobo about the sometimes challenging path to the release of her debut album, Restless Idylls.
Details of the debut album from Camella Lobo for Blackest Ever Black are fully announced.