Rising Emo Quartet camping Debuts 7-Track EP "Never Been Camping" on Really Rad Records

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30 Nov

Written By PR@Click Roll Boom

“Singapore’s finest emo/indie rockers” - Keegan Bradford [Camp Trash, Stereogum]

FFO: Adventures, Tigers Jaw, I’m Glad It’s You

Genres: Emo, Indie Rock

Standout tracks include: “Clean” & “Heel”

Listen to "Never Been Camping" Everywhere Now

On their debut EP Never Been Camping, the band embraces the various strands of emo that each member turns to for comfort and re-emerges with a cohesive sonic identity that rings familiar to their American contemporaries, yet eludes typical markers of the genre. The seven-track album delves into feelings universal to the experience of emerging from the chrysalis of late adolescence: whether the revisiting of ordinary moments in the rearview mirror or the disquieting erosion of close relationships.

Quote From Vocalist Hadi Lee

“While most song ideas are initially conceived of by the vocalists, we work very collaboratively to flesh each song out together. Our group chat is overflowing with videos and voice notes we send each other while tinkering with ideas on our own: think lots of vocalized guitars, scatting, and air drums being layered over each other. We let these ideas marinate and work on them together in the studio, which, at our peak, was almost twice a week.

We wanted to sound organic on the EP so we opted to record them live with PK Records, who have recorded some of Singapore’s finest releases over the past few years.”

About Camping

Camping is no stranger to the alternative emo scene in Singapore. Comprised of members from Terrible People, Bethari, and Charm, their debut release in mid-2023 marked a promising entry into the emo canon, with the two-track demo pocketing nearly 20,000 monthly listeners on Spotify within the quarter. The four-piece has since opened for acts such as Anxious and Angel Du$t and is slated to open for Citizen and a local New Year’s Eve mini-festival.

Hadi Lee (he/him) - bass & vocals

Desirée Chew (she/her) - guitar & vocals

Joshua Loh (he/him) - drums

Dylan De Souza (he/him) - guitar

Listen to "Never Been Camping" Everywhere Now

Upcoming Dates:

December 31 - Singapore - Level 5 GR.ID

March 7 - Singapore - *Scape Ground Theatre

with Citizen & Subsonic Eye

Follow Camping:

IG - www.instagram.com/campjng

Twitter - www.twitter.com/campjngwastaken