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Camp Cope are an Australian alternative rock trio formed in 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria. The group consists of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Georgia "Georgia Maq" McDonald, bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah "Thomo" Thompson. Camp Cope are signed with independent Melbourne label Poison City Records - where Thompson also works,[1] and independent Boston label Run for Cover Records distributes their releases in North America and Europe.[2]

For their eponymous album, see Camp Cope (album).

Camp Cope
Georgia Maq performs with Camp Cope at Laneway Festival in 2019
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Alternative rock
  • indie rock
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Run for Cover
  • Poison City Records
Members
  • Georgia McDonald
  • Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich
  • Sarah Thompson
Websitewww.campcopemusic.net

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.[3] They were also nominated in six categories at the inaugural National Live Music Awards and won the 'Heatseeker Award'.[4] Website Faster Louder choose Camp Cope's self-titled debut album as their Album of the Year for 2016.[5] The group also won Best Emerging Act at the 2016 The Age Music Victoria Awards.[6] In 2019, Happy Mag listed them at no.3 on their list of "the 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now".[7]

Camp Cope has been described as "part Courtney Barnett, part Juliana Hatfield",[8] and "melodic, uplifting and aching".[9] The band describes themselves as "power emo".[10]


Career



2015–2020: Camp Cope and How to Socialise & Make Friends


Main articles: Camp Cope (album) and How to Socialise & Make Friends

As a regular of the Australian singer/songwriter circuit and with a handful of solo releases under her belt, McDonald decided to bring together Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich on bass and Sarah Thompson on drums to flesh out her solo project. Hellmrich had previously played in Sydney band Palmar Grasp, while Thompson had previously played in Brisbane band Razel. The band was named Camp Cope as a reference to Sydney beach Camp Cove, as Sydney native Hellmrich was feeling homesick.[11] The band played support slots with the likes of The Hotelier, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Waxahatchee, as well as playing their own headline shows.[12]

The trio entered the studio, and by the end of the year had recorded their debut album with producer Sam Johnson. 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.[12] "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" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.[13]

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.[12]

In 2017 Camp Cope supported Against Me! and Modern Baseball on their Australian tours, toured the United States with Worriers, performed at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival and sold out two shows in the Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. At the end of the year, they returned to the studio to record their second album.[12]

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.[12] In June and July 2018, they took part in their second United States tour, co-headlining with Run For Cover label-mates Petal.[14] In late August and early September 2018 they undertook a partial UK and European tour with English band Caves.[15]

In early February 2019, Camp Cope announced their first North American headlining tour starting in April,[16] supported by Thin Lips, Oceanator and An Horse.[17] On this tour, Maq started playing a new unreleased song.[18] In September 2019, they embarked on a UK tour with post-punk band Witching Waves.[19]


2021–present: Running with the Hurricane


In November 2021, Camp Cope released the single "Blue", which Rolling Stone highlighted as a "Song You Need to Know".[20] On 19 January 2022, the band announced their third album, Running With the Hurricane, would be released on 25 March 2022.[21] The title single "Running with the Hurricane" was released on 20 January 2022 via Poison City Records.[22] Both the album and title track are named after the song ‘Running With The Hurricane’ by the Australian folk group Redgum, whose member Hugh McDonald is the late father of vocalist Georgia McDonald.[22] On Instagram, McDonald stated "My dad had a song of the same name, I didn’t like the song to be honest, but the title buried its way into my soul and it felt like my life had been boiled down and summarised by those four words".[23]


Other ventures



Side projects


All members of Camp Cope have been involved in other bands.

Hellmrich performs solo under the moniker of Kelso. Previous collaborators on the project have included Gab Strum of Japanese Wallpaper and Xavier Rubetzki Noonan of Self Talk.[24] Self-described as 'cute weird songs for cute weird people', Kelso has released several singles as well as an EP, Always a Godmother, Never a God.[25]

McDonald, under the moniker of Georgia Maq, released two solo acoustic EPs: Friends and Bowlers Run in 2013, and With a Q in 2014. A song from With a Q, "Footscray Station," was recorded by Camp Cope as the B-side to the single "Keep Growing". McDonald also released a split seven-inch with Spencer Scott in 2015. On 5 December 2019, McDonald released her debut solo album Pleaser, a pop record which she described as "Paul Westerberg meets Robyn".[26] In 2021, McDonald said on the Creative Detour podcast that she is working on new solo material with no release date set. "I feel good about what I’m producing," she said. "I feel like I can produce things myself. In a really fun and cool way. Now I can kind of tell the difference a bit more between like Camp Cope songs and Georgia Maq songs."[27]

Away from her solo career, McDonald was the vocalist for punk band Würst Nürse, and appeared on their debut EP Hot Hot Hot.[28] She left the band in November 2018 after several vocal surgeries.[29] McDonald was also briefly a member of Melbourne indie rock band Employment.

Thompson plays drums in Melbourne indie rock band TV Haze,[30] which has released three albums since 2016.[31]


Activism


In 2016, Camp Cope led a campaign dedicated to preventing and reporting incidents at concerts and festivals called It Takes One. Through this, they put out t-shirts saying 'The Person Wearing This T-shirt Stands Against Sexual Assault And Demands A Change.' Many other artists such as Courtney Barnett, Chris Farren, DZ Deathrays, Ecca Vandal, Dune Rats and Alex Lahey have worn the shirt in support.[32]

While playing the Falls Festival in 2017, Camp Cope changed the lyrics of their song "The Opener" to reflect the lack of female artists playing the festival.[33]


Musical style


Camp Cope is known for McDonald's powerful voice, Hellmrich's distinctive basslines, and Thompson's 'steady, stoic drumming'.[34][35] They have been described as 'rough, minimal rock [with] a punk edge',[36] and the lyrics 'articulate human entanglements with a lack of sentimentality that belies how much [McDonald] cares'.[37] Songs are initially written by McDonald, who then sends a 'crappy phone recording' to Hellmrich and Thompson, before they all come together and create the finished song.[38]


Influences


Camp Cope has been influenced by many bands, such as Philadelphia indie rock bands Hop Along, and Cayetana, whose records they gave their engineer before recording How to Socialise & Make Friends. Bassist Hellmrich is also influenced by Joy Division bassist Peter Hook and blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus.[citation needed]


Themes


In 2016, Hellrich described lead singer and songwriter Georgia McDonald as a "huge conspiracy theorist".[39] McDonald said the song "Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams" was "a 'fuck you' to people [who] believe that 9/11 wasn't an inside job. [...] Believing that is like believing that men who rape women aren't responsible for their actions."[40] McDonald said "JFCMSB isn’t named after a meme, it’s just the truth. The song is about the Orwellian way that the media and society try to convince you that lies are the truth. Like victim blaming. And 9/11."[41]


Discography



Studio albums


List of studio albums, with release date, label and selected chart positions shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[42]
Camp Cope
  • Released: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Poison City (PCR120CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 36
How to Socialise & Make Friends
  • Released: 2 March 2018
  • Label: Poison City (PCR150CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 6
Running with the Hurricane
  • Released: 25 March 2022
  • Label: Poison City
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 11
[43]

Live albums


List of live albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Triple J Live at the Wireless – The Metro, Sydney 2018
  • Released: 29 March 2021[44]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs


List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Camp Cope / Cayetana Split
(with Cayetana)
  • Released: 20 January 2017[45]
  • Label: Poison City
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Camp Cope On Audiotree Live
  • Released: 15 August 2017 [46]
  • Label: Poison City
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles


List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Details Album
"Lost (Season One)"[47] 2016 Camp Cope
"Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams"[48]
"Done"[49]
"Keep Growing"[50] Cayetana Split
"The Opener"[51] 2017 How to Socialise & Make Friends
"How to Socialise & Make Friends"[52] 2018
"Blue"[53] 2021 Running with the Hurricane
"Running with the Hurricane"[54] 2022
"Jealous"[54]

Music videos


Title Year Director Ref.
"Lost (Season One)" 2016 Anoushka Wootton [55]
"Done" Paul Voge [56]
"The Opener" 2018 Versus [57]
"Sagan-Indiana" Anoushka Wootton [58]

Awards and nominations



AIR Awards


The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2017[59] themselves Breakthrough Independent Artist Nominated
AIR Awards of 2019[60] How to Socialise & Make Friends Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavey or Punk Album Nominated

ARIA Music Awards


The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2018How to Socialise & Make FriendsARIA Award for Best Rock AlbumNominated[61]

Australian Music Prize


The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016[62] Camp Cope Australian Music Prize Nominated

Australian Women in Music Awards


The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018[63] Camp Cope Breakthrough Artist Award Won

J Award


The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2016[64] Camp Cope Australian Album of the Year Nominated
J Awards of 2018[65] How to Socialise and Make Friends Australian Album of the Year Nominated

Music Victoria Awards


The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.[66][67]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Camp Cope Best Album Nominated
"Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams" Best Song Nominated
themselves Best Band Nominated
Best Emerging Artist Won
2018 How to Socialise & Make Friends Best Album Nominated
Best Rock/Punk Album Nominated
"The Opener" Best Song Nominated
themselves Best Band Won

National Live Music Awards


The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2016[68] Georgia Maq (Camp Cope) Live Voice of the Year Nominated
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) Live Bassist of the Year Nominated
themselves The Heatseeker Award (Best New Artist) Won
National Live Music Awards of 2017[69][70] Sarah Thompson (Camp Cope) Live Drummer of the Year Won
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) Live Bassist of the Year Won
themselves International Live Achievement (Group) Nominated
People's Choice - Live Act of the Year Nominated
Victorian Live Act of the Year Won
National Live Music Awards of 2018[71][72] themselves Live Act of the Year Nominated
International Live Achievement (Band) Nominated
Industry Achievement Nominated
Georgia Maq (Camp Cope) Live Voice of the Year Nominated
Sarah Thompson (Camp Cope) Live Drummer of the Year Nominated
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) Live Bassist of the Year Nominated

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