Camp Cope - 'Sing Your Heart Out'
Australlian indie rockers Camp Cope release music video for their track ‘Sing Your Heart Out’
The Australian indie-rock band share an emotional and retrospective music video for ‘Sing Your Heart Out’, the album closer of their March release Running with the Hurricane.
The video weaves together snapshots of the band’s life, personal and professional, with clips of new-born babies, pets, relatives, and them playing various gigs and festivals.
Camp Cope were formed in Melbourne in 2015, and consist of Georgia Maq, (songwriter, guitarist, lead vocalist, piano) Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, (bass) and Sarah Thompson (drums & percussion). 2016 saw the release of their debut record titled Camp Cope, and 2018 their sophomore album How to Socialise & Make Friends, both to much critical acclaim.
Their latest record Running with the Hurricane was hailed as their best album yet by many. With a softer yet just as impacting sound, filled with sparse and thoughtful tracks, and trademark faster ones dotted through it, it’s an incredibly impressive album. And ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ is no exception. Half-ballad, half-rock, the song opens with just a piano and Maq’s voice. “I would rearrange the world/To better suit you” she sings in her unique and stunning tone.
The band are known for hooky guitars, distinctive basslines, and strong and powerful drums, along with Maq’s killer vocals and songwriting skills, and this song is the perfect example of three musicians working in harmony. Speaking on the origins of the track, Georgia Maq said: “Anyone who knows me knows how much Frightened Rabbit means to me. When Camp Cope first flew to the US, I departed the plane and connected to LAX Wi-Fi, and in my message, requests was a message from someone I didn’t know called Simon Liddell. In the message, he told me that he had shown Scott (Hutchinson) Camp Cope before he passed, and that Scott had a lot of nice things to say about us. I burst into tears on the spot. During tours and then lockdowns, Simon would send me bits of music he’d written for me to play with. He sent me a little piano part and it became the first half of ‘Sing Your Heart Out’.”
During the bridge, a chugging electric guitar comes in and drives the song forward, coming to a glorious crescendo as Maq belts “You can change and so can I” repeatedly.
‘Sing Your Heart Out’ appears to be a love letter to someone. A former self, a friend, family member, or possibly even a fan. One thing’s for sure though, you can most definitely sing your heart out along to it.
Words by Lucy Skeet
