Album: Camp Cope by Camp Cope (2016)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Record Label: Poison City Records
Format: Album

Description: If Camp Cope’s debut album sounds a bit rough around the edges, it may have something to do with the fact that it was recorded in two days. What it lacks in polish, however, it makes up for with musical and emotional indie-punk power. Vocalist/guitarist Georgia Maq (the daughter of Redgum singer Hugh McDonald) writes with an honesty that borders on the astonishing, frequently referencing her issues with mental health (“You went on tour and I went on medication”, she sings in “West Side Story”; “Those I look up to look down on me/Or maybe it’s just my crippling anxiety”, she muses in “Stove Lighter”). Even when doing good—“Flesh and Electricity” references her work as a nurse—she laments that “Sometimes, though, I really don’t know what I’m doing here/My father says it’s atonement for my reckless years”. If Maq’s lyrics pack an emotional punch—other targets include victim-blaming and the media’s role in perpetuating lies—musically the MVP is bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, whose melodic and wandering playing is akin to having a second guitarist in the line-up as she effortlessly weaves insistent basslines throughout.

Music Scene: Part of the Melbourne, Australia music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement.

Tags: Alternative Rock, 2010s, Album, Poison City Records


If Camp Cope’s debut album sounds a bit rough around the edges, it may have something to do with the fact that it was recorded in two days. What it lacks in polish, however, it makes up for with musical and emotional indie-punk power. Vocalist/guitarist Georgia Maq (the daughter of Redgum singer Hugh McDonald) writes with an honesty that borders on the astonishing, frequently referencing her issues with mental health (“You went on tour and I went on medication”, she sings in “West Side Story”; “Those I look up to look down on me/Or maybe it’s just my crippling anxiety”, she muses in “Stove Lighter”). Even when doing good—“Flesh and Electricity” references her work as a nurse—she laments that “Sometimes, though, I really don’t know what I’m doing here/My father says it’s atonement for my reckless years”. If Maq’s lyrics pack an emotional punch—other targets include victim-blaming and the media’s role in perpetuating lies—musically the MVP is bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, whose melodic and wandering playing is akin to having a second guitarist in the line-up as she effortlessly weaves insistent basslines throughout.

Album: How to Socialise & Make Friends by Camp Cope (2018)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Record Label: Poison City Records
Format: Album

Music Scene: Part of the Melbourne, Australia music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement.

Tags: Alternative Rock, 2010s, Album, Poison City Records


"How to Socialise & Make Friends"  is the second full length studio album from alternative rock trio Camp Cope, released 2 March 2018 through Run for Cover Records.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".

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