[DID NOT ATTEND: April 21, 2023] Camp Cope / Petal
UPDATE: Camp Cope broke up in Feb. 2023, so I’ll never see them.
Camp Cope is an Australian punk band whose music is described as ‘rough, minimal rock [with] a punk edge’, and whose lyrics ‘articulate human entanglements with a lack of sentimentality that belies how much [McDonald] cares.’
So, basically, they’re a really earnest punk band. They have a huge following although I haven’t fully gotten into them yet. I’d heard their live show were great so I was looking forward to seeing them.
However, this show was on the same night as Beach House which all four of us were going to see, so there was no way this was happening.
I’ve seen Petal twice. Here’s what I said last time:
Petal is the creation of Kiley Lotz from Scranton, PA. She has released a few albums and an EP (all on bandcamp). Her recorded output has a somewhat heavier alternapop sound–there’s some great bass on her records.
I really enjoyed her solo set–her voice was beautiful and her songcraft was really great. But having listened to her records, i imagined she’d be even more fun with a band.
And she certainly was. She rocked harder for sure and I really liked the drummer’s backing vocals.
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