Photo: Genna Alexopoulos
Camp Cope have announced a new live album.
Having announced their break-up in 2023, the defunct Australian indie-rock band will commemorate their final performance with the 'Live at Sydney Opera House' LP, which will be released on October 17. It will arrive digitally via Bandcamp, as well as receiving a one-time-only vinyl pressing via longtime labels Run For Cover and Poison City.
Explaining the reason for the limited release, drummer Sarah ‘Thomo’ Thompson said:
“It felt really important that our last ever full length album was presented in a way that felt like us. From our beginnings rehearsing with amps that we couldn’t hear, our first shows in warehouses and small Melbourne venues, through to touring the world and releasing albums, the one thing that has never changed has been our focus on staying independent.
"Major streaming platforms such as Spotify have never and will never care about artists, and, no matter how they package themselves, will never care about music or art. Thanks for sticking it out with us as we did things our own way from start to end, this one is for you, not for the industry that tries its best to keep bands like ours from existing.”
Their last gig saw core members Georgia Maq, Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and Thompson joined by multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Aslett, who they consider their unofficial fourth member, as well as other guests, including Julia Jacklin, plus family and friends.
Maq, who's now based in Los Angeles and is preparing to release her 'God’s Favourite' EP on September 4, said: “This release is special because it's a record of the very last time we were in a room together. Kelly and Thomo changed me and the three of us will always be Camp Cope.”
Hellmrich, who recently had her debut book acquired by Penguin, added:
“There was a time they said we’d ruined our careers for being too loud, too opinionated. Then we sold out the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House, with a room full of people who’d probably been told they were too much of something. Too loud, too weird, too soft, too angry, too emotional, too queer, too honest. I’m so grateful this album exists as a forever record of the night we all loudly filled one of the greatest rooms in the country with everything they had wanted to silence."
As a preview of the album, head below to check out live versions of Blue and Stove Lighter, alongside the record's artwork and tracklists for the two versions, though both will feature the only recorded performance of the 10-minute version of The Opener.
'Live at Sydney Opera House' vinyl tracklist:
1. Done
2. Blue
3. Jet Fuel Can’t Melt Steel Beams
4. The Screaming Planet (featuring Julia Jacklin)
5. Lost: Season One
6. How to Socialise & Make Friends
7. Sing Your Heart Out
8. Running with the Hurricane
9. The Opener (10 Minute Version)
'Live at Sydney Opera House' digital tracklist:
1. Done
2. Blue
3. Stove Lighter
4. Jet Fuel Can’t Melt Steel Beams
5. The Mountain
6. The Screaming Planet (feat. Julia Jacklin)
7. Caroline
8. Lost: Season One
9. Anna
10. How to Socialise & Make Friends
11. Keep Growing
12. Jealous
13. Sing Your Heart Out
14. Running with the Hurricane
15. The Opener (10 Minute Version)
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