Summer Camp (band)
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Summer Camp | |
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Years active | 2009–2022 |
Labels | Moshi Moshi |
Members | Jeremy Warmsley Elizabeth Sankey |
Website | Official website |
Summer Camp were a British indie pop duo, formed in October 2009 by married[1] couple multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Warmsley and vocalist Elizabeth Sankey. They are signed to the Moshi Moshi label[2] on which they have released all four of their full-length albums, as well as three EPs and a film soundtrack.[3]
Summer Camp's musical style has been described as "21st-century alt.pop",
They started after recording a cover version of I Only Have Eyes for You, a song which Elizabeth had included on a mixtape given to Jeremy. They uploaded their version to Myspace, and claimed to be a seven-piece from Sweden.[7] Their first EP, Young, was released in 2010.[8] In 2011, they released their debut LP, Welcome To Condale, produced by Pulp member Steve Mackey,[9] a concept album set in the fictional town of Condale.[10] In 2013,[4] they worked with Britpop producer Stephen Street[11] on their self-titled second album.
In 2014, they released their soundtrack to
In 2019, band member Elizabeth Sankey released a film, Romantic Comedy, a documentary about the genre.[14] In 2020, the band released an album of the same name made up of songs "from and inspired by"[15] Sankey's film.
In 2022, Summer Camp announced their decision to disband.[16]
Discography
Albums
- Welcome to Condale, 31 October 2011, Moshi Moshi, 2011[17] (digital, CD, 12")
- Summer Camp, 9 September 2013, Moshi Moshi, 2013 (digital, CD, 12")
- Beyond Clueless (original soundtrack), 4 August 2014, Moshi Moshi, 2014 (digital, 12")
- Bad Love, 25 May 2015, Moshi Moshi, 2015 (digital, CD, 12")
- Romantic Comedy, 14 February 2020, Moshi Moshi, 2020[18] (digital, 12")
EPs
- Young, September 6, 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, CD)
- Always, June 29, 2012, Apricot (digital, 10")
- Christmas, December 1, 2015, Moshi Moshi (digital)
Singles
- "Ghost Train" – 12 April 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, 1000 run 7")
- "Round The Moon" – 6 September 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, 1000 run 7")
- "Better Off Without You" - 2011, Moshi Moshi (digital)
- "Down" - October 2011, Moshi Moshi (digital)
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Summer Camp: "We don't want to write songs about ourselves, so we've sort of created our own characters that we place into different situations."". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Summer Camp Music Profile". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Summer Camp - 'Summer Camp' | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Subscribe (13 February 2020). "Summer Camp - Romantic Comedy". diymag.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Dazed (21 September 2011). "Summer Camp". Dazed. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Twitter. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Natalie. "BBC - Music - Review of Summer Camp - Young EP". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Snapes, Laura. "BBC - Music - Review of Summer Camp - Welcome to Condale". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Album: Summer Camp, Welcome to Condale (Apricot/Moshi Moshi". The Independent. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth (7 August 2013). "Summer Camp Talk Getting Personal, Working With Blur Producer Stephen Street on New Album". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Summer Camp - Beyond Clueless OST". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Bad Love by Summer Camp". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Elizabeth Sankey on Romantic Comedy at SXSW". Uk.lush.com. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "NEWS: Summer Camp return with new album 'Romantic Comedy'". God Is In The TV. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Rettig, James (9 August 2022). "Summer Camp Call It Quits". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Moshi Moshi Records | News: Summer Camp - Welcome To Condale OUT NOW". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Romantic Comedy | Summer Camp". Bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.