Camp Cope

Camp Cope
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active 2015–present
Labels Run for Cover, Poison City Records
Website campcope.bandcamp.com
Members Georgia McDonald
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich
Sarah Thompson

Camp Cope are an Australian alternative rock trio from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 2015, the group consists of singer and guitarist Georgia "Maq" McDonald (daughter of Hugh McDonald), bassist Kelly-Dawn “Kelso” Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah "Thomo" Thompson. Camp Cope are signed with independent Melbourne label Poison City Records.

Their eponymous debut album, released in April 2016, reached the top 40 in the ARIA Albums Chart, and was nominated for a J Award for Australian Album of the Year.[1] They were also nominated in six categories at the inaugural National Live Music Awards and won the 'Heatseeker Award'.[2] Website Faster Louder choose Camp Cope's self-titled debut album as their Album of the Year for 2016.[3] The group also won Best Emerging Act at the 2016 The Age Music Victoria Awards.[4]

Camp Cope has been described as "part Courtney Barnett, part Juliana Hatfield",[5] and "melodic, uplifting and aching".[6]

History

As a regular of the Australian singer/songwriter circuit and with a handful of solo singles under her belt, in 2015 Melbourne native Georgia Maq decided to bring together Kelly Hellmrich on bass and Sarah Thompson on drums to flesh out her solo project. The band played support slots with the likes of the Hotelier, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Waxahatchee, as well as playing their own headline shows.[7]

The trio entered the studio and by the end of the year had recorded their debut album with Sam Johnson (the Smith Street Band, the Bennies). Released on Poison City in April 2016, their eight-track self-titled debut earned them critical acclaim and entered the ARIA albums chart at number 36.[7] "Lost: Season One", a single from the album referencing the television show Lost, was performed by Camp Cope for Like a Version in September 2016, along with a cover of "Maps".[8]

After a joint tour of Australia at the end of 2016 with Philadelphia's Cayetana, Poison City issued a limited split single that featured new material by both bands.[7]

In 2017 Camp Cope supported Against Me! and Modern Baseball on their Australian tours, toured the United States with Worriers and performed at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and two sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House. At the end of the year, they returned to the studio to record their sophomore album.[7]

The band's second studio album, How to Socialise & Make Friends, was released on 2 March 2018 by Poison City Records and Run for Cover Records.[7]

In late August and early September 2018 they undertook a partial UK and European tour with support from the English band Caves.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title AUS
[10]		 Certifications
2016 Camp Cope 36
2018 How to Socialise & Make Friends 6
[11]

EPs

Year Title
2017 Camp Cope / Cayetana Split
Camp Cope On Audiotree Live

Singles

Year Title AUS
 Album Certifications
2016 "Lost (Season One)" — Camp Cope
"Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams" —
"Keep Growing" — Camp Cope / Cayetana Split
2017 "The Opener" — How to Socialise & Make Friends
2018 "How to Socialise & Make Friends" —

Music videos

Year Album Title Director Reference
2016 Camp Cope "Lost (Season One)" Anoushka Wootton [12]
"Done" Paul Voge [13]
2018 How To Socialise & Make Friends "The Opener" [14]

References

  1. ↑ Greg Moskovitch (12 October 2016). "THE SONG TRIPLE J WOULDN'T LET CAMP COPE COVER FOR LIKE A VERSION". Tonedeaf. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "The results are in… here are your winners of the inaugural National Live Music Awards! – National Live Music Awards". Nlmas.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2016". Fasterlouder.junkee.com. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Mike Hohnen (17 November 2016). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Dominate 2016 The Age Music Victoria Awards". Music Feeds. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Mikey Cahill (21 April 2016). "Latest Album Reviews: Paul Kelly, Dami Im, Paul Young, A$AP Ferg & Camp Cope". news.com.au. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Oliver Pelling (27 April 2016). "Camp Cope: Camp Cope". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Wilson, Rich. "Camp Cope Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Triple J (23 September 2016). "Like A Version: Camp Cope - Maps". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Camp Cope Announce Debut UK/European Tour". DIY. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Camp Cope - Camp Cope". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Camp Cope (26 January 2016). "Camp Cope - Lost: Season One (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Camp Cope (9 June 2016). "Camp Cope - Done (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Camp Cope (11 January 2018). "Camp Cope - The Opener (Official Music Video)". Sydney Opera House Music. Retrieved 28 March 2018 – via YouTube.
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