Biography
Melbourne trio Camp Cope emerged with an angst-ridden style poised between confessional folk-punk and lo-fi pop-punk, reaching the Australian mainstream in 2018 via their sophomore album How to Socialise & Make Friends, which landed inside the Top Ten. The group also gained traction stateside, and after completing an initial headlining trek across America they resurfaced in early 2022 with their third album, Running with the Hurricane.
Melbourne native Georgia Maq, already established on the local singer/songwriter circuit and armed with several solo singles, enlisted bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and drummer Sarah Thompson to turn her project into a trio. From 2015 onward Camp Cope landed opening slots alongside the Hotelier, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Waxahatchee while also mounting their own headline gigs. The band quickly entered the studio and, by year’s end, tracked their debut with producer Sam Johnson of the Smith Street Band and the Bennies. Issued on Poison City in April 2016, the eight-song self-titled debut drew praise for its confessional storytelling and peaked at number 36 on the ARIA albums chart. Following a joint Australian tour with Philadelphia’s Cayetana late that year, Poison City released a limited split single showcasing fresh material from both acts.
In 2017 the trio toured once more, selling out two nights at the Sydney Opera House and adding select U.S. dates. Late in the year they returned to the studio to cut their sophomore album, How to Socialise & Make Friends, which appeared in early 2018 on Poison City and Run for Cover and debuted at number six on the ARIA chart. The band spent the next twelve months on the road in the U.S., U.K., and Europe.
After Maq paused to record her 2019 solo album Pleaser, Camp Cope regrouped and issued the 2021 single “Blue,” the first preview of their third album. Co-produced by Maq and engineer Anna Laverty, Running with the Hurricane arrived in March 2022.
Melbourne native Georgia Maq, already established on the local singer/songwriter circuit and armed with several solo singles, enlisted bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and drummer Sarah Thompson to turn her project into a trio. From 2015 onward Camp Cope landed opening slots alongside the Hotelier, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Waxahatchee while also mounting their own headline gigs. The band quickly entered the studio and, by year’s end, tracked their debut with producer Sam Johnson of the Smith Street Band and the Bennies. Issued on Poison City in April 2016, the eight-song self-titled debut drew praise for its confessional storytelling and peaked at number 36 on the ARIA albums chart. Following a joint Australian tour with Philadelphia’s Cayetana late that year, Poison City released a limited split single showcasing fresh material from both acts.
In 2017 the trio toured once more, selling out two nights at the Sydney Opera House and adding select U.S. dates. Late in the year they returned to the studio to cut their sophomore album, How to Socialise & Make Friends, which appeared in early 2018 on Poison City and Run for Cover and debuted at number six on the ARIA chart. The band spent the next twelve months on the road in the U.S., U.K., and Europe.
After Maq paused to record her 2019 solo album Pleaser, Camp Cope regrouped and issued the 2021 single “Blue,” the first preview of their third album. Co-produced by Maq and engineer Anna Laverty, Running with the Hurricane arrived in March 2022.
Albums
Singles
Seventeen Going Under
2022
Maps (triple j Like A Version)
2017
Keep Growing
2016
Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams
2016
Lost (Season One)
2016
Live
