Camp Cope
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Camp Cope | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Poison City Records |
| Members | Georgia McDonald Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich Sarah Thompson |
| Website | [1] |
Camp Cope are an alternative rock trio from Melbourne. Founded in 2015, the group consists of singer and guitarist Georgia "Maq" McDonald (daughter of Hugh McDonald), bassist Kelly-Dawn 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] "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".[7]
In May 2017 Camp Cope supported Against Me! on their Australian tour.
In 2017, Camp Cope are also scheduled to perform at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and will support North American bands Pup and Modern Baseball on their Australian tours.[7]
References
- ^ Greg Moskovitch (12 October 2016). "THE SONG TRIPLE J WOULDN'T LET CAMP COPE COVER FOR LIKE A VERSION". Tonedeaf. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ http://www.nlmas.com.au/the-results-are-in-here-are-your-winners-of-the-inaugural-national-live-music-awards/
- ^ http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/50-best-albums-2016/869258/3
- ^ Mike Hohnen (17 November 2016). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Dominate 2016 The Age Music Victoria Awards". Music Feeds. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliver Pelling (27 April 2016). "Camp Cope: Camp Cope". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ a b Triple J (23 September 2016). "Like A Version: Camp Cope - Maps". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
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