Camp Cope

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
Years active2015–2023
Labels
Members
  • Georgia McDonald
  • Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich
  • Sarah Thompson
Websitewww.campcopemusic.net

Camp Cope were an Australian alternative rock band formed in 2015 in Melbourne, Victoria. The group's lineup consisted of lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Georgia "Georgia Maq" McDonald, bassist Kelly-Dawn "Kelso" Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah "Thomo" Thompson. The band were signed with independent Melbourne label Poison City Records, where Thompson also works,[1] and independent Boston label Run for Cover Records distributed their releases in North America and Europe.[2] In February 2023, Camp Cope announced their imminent disbandment with a series of final performances.[3]

Camp Cope's music has been described as "part Courtney Barnett, part Juliana Hatfield",[4] and "melodic, uplifting and aching".[5] Georgia Maq herself, meanwhile, described the band's sound as "power emo".[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]

  1. ^ Mathieson, Craig (15 February 2017). "Camp Cope say it's their way and the highway". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Run For Cover Records". Run For Cover Records. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Camp Cope calls it quits". ABC. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Oliver Pelling (27 April 2016). "Camp Cope: Camp Cope". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ^ vuitton, spewey (10 May 2019). "camp cope's genre is "power emo"". @GeorgiaMaq. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now". 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.