WELCOME TO CONDALE

TRACKLISTING: 1. Better Off Without You 2. Brian Krakow 3. I Want You 4. Losing My Mind 5. Summer Camp 6. Nobody Knows You 7. Down 8. Welcome to Condale 9. Done Forever 10. Last American Virgin 11. Ghost Train 12. 1988 OVERVIEW: After a single, an EP, a couple of online tracks and a whole load of excitable buzz tipping them for the top, London duo Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey  better known as Summer Camp  are finally unveiling their deliciously idiosyncratic, gloriously kaleidoscopic vision of pop with their debut full length, quite appropriately titled šWelcome To Condale›, released on their own Apricot Recording Company imprint, in conjunction with Moshi Moshi and Pledgemusic. Taking its cues from teen films from the 80™s, šWelcome To Condale› unfolds, appropriately, in cinematic fashion, bringing to vivid life a cast of misfits and prom queens, loners and lovers all going through crises of the heart, evoking a whole universe of heartbreak and longing in miniature. Listeners may already be familiar with some tracks  the sepia swoon of šGhost Train› reappears for instance, as does the utterly beguiling live favourite šSummer Camp› but, as the upcoming single šBetter Off Without You› proves, Summer Camp have much more up their sleeves than simply crafting a dreamy, hazy pop gem. Working with Pulp™s Steve Mackey, Summer Camp have gone from dabbling in nostalgic golden tones to painting with a whole vibrant palette of colour. There™s the claustrophobic menace of šI Want You›, for instance, with its shuddering synths and dangerously obsessional lyrics (šIf I could I™d squeeze your hand so tight that every knuckle would crack/ I™d wrap my arms around you and snap every bone in your back›), while, on the opposite end of the spectrum, šLosing My Mind› marries an infectious, whistle-worthy chorus with a tale of love gone sour, with Warmsley and Sankey singing šwell this house isn™t big enough for the both of us/ if you want to leave, I suppose you must›. šWelcome to Condale› meanwhile, with its protagonist™s grand dreams of small town escape, is simultaneously aching and romantic, its underlying sense of melancholia only spurred on by Warmsley™s C86 indebted, elided guitar strokes. But it is the majestic closing track š1988› that sums up Summer Camp™s unique sensibilities so perfectly. Playing out like the best end-of-the-movie soundtrack Molly Ringwald could have ever asked for, keyboards twinkle and shimmer as Sankey belts out the simple yet chest-swelling refrain šhold on to me/ and I™ll hold on to you›, and their entire cast dance in unison at the high school prom as the credits come up. It is at once affecting and magical, nostalgic yet universal, and brings the album to a fitting close. PRESS: Early album and tour announcements on NME.com, Clash Music, The405, TLOBF, Stereoboard, God Is In the TV Zine, Clash, Drowned In Sound, Artrocker, This Is Fake DIY, CMU Daily, AltSounds, Bearded Magazine, Consequence of Sound, Middle Boop Magazine, Wears the Trousers, Absolute Punk, Supajam, Contact Music, The Whiteboard Project, AU Magazine, Yahoo News. RADIO: Early spot plays on Radio 1, Radio 2, 6Music, XFM. LIVE: November: 9 Lancaster Library 10 Liverpool Mojo 11 Newcastle Dog and Parrot 12 Leeds Constellations 14 Southampton Joiners 15 Oxford Jericho 17 London Efes 18 Canterbury Farmhouse 19 Brighton Green Door Store MARKETING: Artist and label database mailouts. Press ads in Loud & Quiet, Clash, NME, Guardian Guide. OTHER ACTIVITY: PRIVATE ALBUM STREAM: http://soundcloud.com/republicofmusic/sets/summer-camp-welcome-to-condale/s-6dQ3 h PRESS SHOTS: http://www.dawidmarcinkowski.com/SummerCamp.zip