2012-04-03
UK duo, Summer Camp, consists of Elizabeth Sankey and Jeremy Warmsley. Apparently interested in American culture of the 1980’s, they’ve attempted to take us back in time to those days of teenage compulsions. The first full-length release, Welcome to Condale, is 80’s synth-pop, at first easily dismissed, until learning more about the concept. Condale is a fictional California town, occupied by fictional people, characterized by old photos, letters, and newspaper clippings on the Summer Camp website (www.wearesummercamp.com). If you have any nostalgia for the 1980’s, check out the website or let the music take you there. Rebecca Ruth
CROWDED HOUSE
Intriguer
OKKERVIL RIVER
The Stage Names
Mountain Heart
Blue Skies
WE ARE AUGUSTINES
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
Nathan Kalish and The Wildfire
Waterbirds
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
The Age of the Understatement
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