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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Camping in Alaska
| image =
| caption =
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| alias =
| origin = [[Huntsville, Alabama]], US
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Emo]]
* [[Midwest emo]]
* [[math rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[post-emo]]}}
* [[emo revival]]
* [[indie rock]]
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Broken World Media]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://campinginalaska.bandcamp.com}}
| current_members = * Austin Davis
* Jacob Stewart
* Jacob Hill
* Eli Long
* Dani Fandre
| past_members = * Ben Cape
* Robin
}}
'''Camping in Alaska''' is an American [[Midwest emo]] band from [[Huntsville]], Alabama, founded in 2012. The band has been described as having had a significant influence on the [[emo revival]] genre.
==History==
Band members Austin Davis and Jacob Stewart met when they were 11 at a [[taekwondo]] class.{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}} They initially bonded through a shared disinterest in the class and interest in [[punk music]].{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}} The two began writing music together at the age of 15.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024 }} After developing their sound in Davis' parents' garage, the band began playing DIY shows in northern Alabama with the addition of Ben Cape and Jacob Hill.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}} In 2013, the band released their debut album, ''please be nice'', which became a hit with the 2010's [[Midwest emo]] scene after the song "c u in da ballpit" <!-- sic --> gained significant traction on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{harvnb| ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}}|{{harvnb| Wake | 2023}}|{{harvnb|Jamar|2024}}|{{harvnb| Frawley | 2022}}}}</ref> The demo was originally recorded in Davis' mom's garage before the band rented out a studio space for several hours to record the album more professionally.{{sfn|Wake|2023}} Davis uploaded the demo on [[Bandcamp]] and [[SoundCloud]] before it was uploaded to YouTube by user jommeez, who had enjoyed the demo when Davis had sent it to him; Davis has credited the user with the band's early success.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "But for some reason, I guess my shitty computer couldn't do the YouTube uploads very good, you know. And I met this guy online [with the all lowercase username of] jommeez. [...] So us being posted on there, I think that's really how that thing all started. So shout out to jommeez, he's a great dude and he gave us a chance when a lot of other people wouldn't. And that's why we're here."</ref> The band has stated that despite the success of "c u in da ballpit", they all hate it.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "Davis: Well, something that everybody online who digs into us knows is that we hate that song. [Laughs]"</ref> The song was not originally meant to be on the album; it was written in two hours after the band realized they had overestimated the studio time needed to record the other songs, so they used the opportunity to write and record one more.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "But that song, when we were 17, we had bought $900 worth of studio time to do our first album. We had extra time after everything, because it went smoother than we thought. And so we had like half a day left and we’re like, OK, well, let’s not waste it. So I wrote a song in two hours on a notebook and then we jammed it out."</ref>
Cape left shortly after the release of ''please be nice'' and the band put out their sophomore album{{snd}}''BATHE''{{snd}}in 2014, which led to the band being signed to [[Broken World Media]] and re-releasing the album on [[Cassette tape|cassette]] with the label in 2015.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}} In 2016, the band released ''WELCOME HOME SON'', which took a darker and more serious tone than previous releases;{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}} the album is primarily concerned with the themes of addiction, homelessness, and loss,{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Jamar|2024}} as all of the band members have experiences battling addiction.<ref>{{harvnb|Cortés|2023}}: "A lot happened between age 17 and age 28. We're all in recovery from addiction, so a lot of our newer stuff is definitely colored by that. I would say most of our new songs are about dealing with addiction and homelessness, stuff like that. Our old stuff I guess I still relate to in the way that when people hear it, it makes them feel like they're 15 again. That’s the best I think you can get out of it."</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "A lot of us in the band have dealt with bad drug addiction in the past"</ref> The darker tone contrasts with ''please be nice'', which focuses on themes of skating, being in high school, and hanging out in parking lots.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}
A hiatus caused by the band's drug use followed the release of ''WELCOME HOME SON'',<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "During their original run, Camping in Alaska released three albums, before disintigrating due to drug use."</ref> but in 2022{{snd}}with the addition of Dani Fandre, Davis' partner{{snd}}the band released ''Lost and Found'', a collection of acoustic demos recorded between 2017 and 2018.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}{{sfn | Frawley | 2022}} In 2023, the band released ''HOLLOW EYES'' which was followed by a tenth-anniversary tour for ''please be nice''.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Cortés|2023}} The band announced their upcoming album will be titled ''Eggbeater Jesus'', after a local landmark mural on a church in Huntsville; the name was chosen because, during his bout with homelessness, Davis had slept outside of the church in below-freezing weather.{{sfn|Wake|2023}}
Camping in Alaska has been considered influential to [[Midwest emo]] and the [[emo revival]] movement, particularly its debut album, which has been described as a [[cult classic]].{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}<ref>{{harvnb|Jamar|2024}}: "The album became an unexpected online cult favorite, marking Camping in Alaska as young vanguards of Midwest emo [...]"</ref> The band has cited [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Fugazi]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], and [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]] as influences.{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}
==Members==
'''Current members'''
* Austin Davis – lead vocals and [[rhythm guitar]] (2012–present)
* Jacob Stewart – drums (2012–present)
* Jacob Hill – rhythm guitar and bass (2012–present)
* Eli Long – bass and lead guitar (2012–present){{efn|Long no longer plays bass for the band; he is now one of the band's guitarists.{{sfn|Wake|2023}}}}
* Dani Fandre – bass (2022–present)
'''Former members'''
*Ben Cape – (2013)
==Discography==
* ''please be nice'' (2013)
* ''BATHE'' (2014)
* ''WELCOME HOME SON'' (2016)
* ''Lost and Found'' (2022)
* ''HOLLOW EYES'' (2023)
* ''Eggbeater Jesus'' (TBA)
==References==
===Notes===
{{notelist}}
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
===Sources===
* {{cite web | last=Cortés | first=Sofía | title=Q&A: Camping in Alaska | website=Marquette Wire | date=17 October 2023 | url=https://marquettewire.org/4107865/ae/qa-camping-in-alaska/ | access-date=28 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | last=Frawley | first=Chris | title=Camping in Alaska Gives Us Something to Chew On With "Lost and Found" | website=DOORS AT SEVEN | date=30 October 2022 | url=https://www.doorsatseven.org/music/camping-in-alaska-lost-and-found | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite magazine | title=Bandcamp Picks: Camping in Alaska & Viva Belgrado | magazine=Merry-Go-Round Magazine | date=9 February 2024 | url=https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks-of-the-week-2-9-24/ |author-first=Madison |author-last=Jamar | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | last=Wake | first=Matt | title=Camping in Alaska: Millions of YouTube views, but they’re still unknowns in their hometown | website=AL.com | date=13 June 2023 |url-access=limited | url=https://www.al.com/life/2023/06/cam...tml&subscribed=auth0|662ee5591c736928dad92523 | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Camping In Alaska | website=The Masquerade | date=21 March 2024 | url=https://www.masqueradeatlanta.com/attraction/camping-in-alaska/ | ref={{sfnref | The Masquerade | 2024}} | access-date=28 April 2024}}
==External links==
* [https://campinginalaska.bandcamp.com Camping in Alaska – Bandcamp]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2012]]
[[Category:Emo musical groups from Alabama]]
[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Alabama]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:2010s in music]]
[[Category:2020s in music]]
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{{orphan|date=April 2024}}
{{short description|American Midwest emo band}}
{{use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Camping in Alaska
| image =
| caption =
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| alias =
| origin = [[Huntsville, Alabama]], US
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Emo]]
* [[Midwest emo]]
* [[math rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[post-emo]]}}
* [[emo revival]]
* [[indie rock]]
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Broken World Media]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://campinginalaska.bandcamp.com}}
| current_members = * Austin Davis
* Jacob Stewart
* Jacob Hill
* Eli Long
* Dani Fandre
| past_members = * Ben Cape
* Robin
}}
'''Camping in Alaska''' is an American [[Midwest emo]] band from [[Huntsville]], Alabama, founded in 2012. The band has been described as having had a significant influence on the [[emo revival]] genre.
==History==
Band members Austin Davis and Jacob Stewart met when they were 11 at a [[taekwondo]] class.{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}} They initially bonded through a shared disinterest in the class and interest in [[punk music]].{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}} The two began writing music together at the age of 15.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024 }} After developing their sound in Davis' parents' garage, the band began playing DIY shows in northern Alabama with the addition of Ben Cape and Jacob Hill.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}} In 2013, the band released their debut album, ''please be nice'', which became a hit with the 2010's [[Midwest emo]] scene after the song "c u in da ballpit" <!-- sic --> gained significant traction on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{harvnb| ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}}|{{harvnb| Wake | 2023}}|{{harvnb|Jamar|2024}}|{{harvnb| Frawley | 2022}}}}</ref> The demo was originally recorded in Davis' mom's garage before the band rented out a studio space for several hours to record the album more professionally.{{sfn|Wake|2023}} Davis uploaded the demo on [[Bandcamp]] and [[SoundCloud]] before it was uploaded to YouTube by user jommeez, who had enjoyed the demo when Davis had sent it to him; Davis has credited the user with the band's early success.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "But for some reason, I guess my shitty computer couldn't do the YouTube uploads very good, you know. And I met this guy online [with the all lowercase username of] jommeez. [...] So us being posted on there, I think that's really how that thing all started. So shout out to jommeez, he's a great dude and he gave us a chance when a lot of other people wouldn't. And that's why we're here."</ref> The band has stated that despite the success of "c u in da ballpit", they all hate it.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "Davis: Well, something that everybody online who digs into us knows is that we hate that song. [Laughs]"</ref> The song was not originally meant to be on the album; it was written in two hours after the band realized they had overestimated the studio time needed to record the other songs, so they used the opportunity to write and record one more.<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "But that song, when we were 17, we had bought $900 worth of studio time to do our first album. We had extra time after everything, because it went smoother than we thought. And so we had like half a day left and we’re like, OK, well, let’s not waste it. So I wrote a song in two hours on a notebook and then we jammed it out."</ref>
Cape left shortly after the release of ''please be nice'' and the band put out their sophomore album{{snd}}''BATHE''{{snd}}in 2014, which led to the band being signed to [[Broken World Media]] and re-releasing the album on [[Cassette tape|cassette]] with the label in 2015.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}} In 2016, the band released ''WELCOME HOME SON'', which took a darker and more serious tone than previous releases;{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}} the album is primarily concerned with the themes of addiction, homelessness, and loss,{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Jamar|2024}} as all of the band members have experiences battling addiction.<ref>{{harvnb|Cortés|2023}}: "A lot happened between age 17 and age 28. We're all in recovery from addiction, so a lot of our newer stuff is definitely colored by that. I would say most of our new songs are about dealing with addiction and homelessness, stuff like that. Our old stuff I guess I still relate to in the way that when people hear it, it makes them feel like they're 15 again. That’s the best I think you can get out of it."</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "A lot of us in the band have dealt with bad drug addiction in the past"</ref> The darker tone contrasts with ''please be nice'', which focuses on themes of skating, being in high school, and hanging out in parking lots.{{sfn | ''The Masquerade'' | 2024}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}
A hiatus caused by the band's drug use followed the release of ''WELCOME HOME SON'',<ref>{{harvnb|Wake|2023}}: "During their original run, Camping in Alaska released three albums, before disintigrating due to drug use."</ref> but in 2022{{snd}}with the addition of Dani Fandre, Davis' partner{{snd}}the band released ''Lost and Found'', a collection of acoustic demos recorded between 2017 and 2018.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}{{sfn | Frawley | 2022}} In 2023, the band released ''HOLLOW EYES'' which was followed by a tenth-anniversary tour for ''please be nice''.{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}{{sfn|Cortés|2023}} The band announced their upcoming album will be titled ''Eggbeater Jesus'', after a local landmark mural on a church in Huntsville; the name was chosen because, during his bout with homelessness, Davis had slept outside of the church in below-freezing weather.{{sfn|Wake|2023}}
Camping in Alaska has been considered influential to [[Midwest emo]] and the [[emo revival]] movement, particularly its debut album, which has been described as a [[cult classic]].{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}<ref>{{harvnb|Jamar|2024}}: "The album became an unexpected online cult favorite, marking Camping in Alaska as young vanguards of Midwest emo [...]"</ref> The band has cited [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[Fugazi]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], and [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]] as influences.{{sfn|Cortés|2023}}{{sfn|Wake|2023}}{{sfn|''The Masquerade''|2024}}
==Members==
'''Current members'''
* Austin Davis – lead vocals and [[rhythm guitar]] (2012–present)
* Jacob Stewart – drums (2012–present)
* Jacob Hill – rhythm guitar and bass (2012–present)
* Eli Long – bass and lead guitar (2012–present){{efn|Long no longer plays bass for the band; he is now one of the band's guitarists.{{sfn|Wake|2023}}}}
* Dani Fandre – bass (2022–present)
'''Former members'''
*Ben Cape – (2013)
==Discography==
* ''please be nice'' (2013)
* ''BATHE'' (2014)
* ''WELCOME HOME SON'' (2016)
* ''Lost and Found'' (2022)
* ''HOLLOW EYES'' (2023)
* ''Eggbeater Jesus'' (TBA)
==References==
===Notes===
{{notelist}}
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
===Sources===
* {{cite web | last=Cortés | first=Sofía | title=Q&A: Camping in Alaska | website=Marquette Wire | date=17 October 2023 | url=https://marquettewire.org/4107865/ae/qa-camping-in-alaska/ | access-date=28 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | last=Frawley | first=Chris | title=Camping in Alaska Gives Us Something to Chew On With "Lost and Found" | website=DOORS AT SEVEN | date=30 October 2022 | url=https://www.doorsatseven.org/music/camping-in-alaska-lost-and-found | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite magazine | title=Bandcamp Picks: Camping in Alaska & Viva Belgrado | magazine=Merry-Go-Round Magazine | date=9 February 2024 | url=https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks-of-the-week-2-9-24/ |author-first=Madison |author-last=Jamar | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | last=Wake | first=Matt | title=Camping in Alaska: Millions of YouTube views, but they’re still unknowns in their hometown | website=AL.com | date=13 June 2023 |url-access=limited | url=https://www.al.com/life/2023/06/cam...tml&subscribed=auth0|662ee5591c736928dad92523 | access-date=29 April 2024}}
* {{cite web | title=Camping In Alaska | website=The Masquerade | date=21 March 2024 | url=https://www.masqueradeatlanta.com/attraction/camping-in-alaska/ | ref={{sfnref | The Masquerade | 2024}} | access-date=28 April 2024}}
==External links==
* [https://campinginalaska.bandcamp.com Camping in Alaska – Bandcamp]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2012]]
[[Category:Emo musical groups from Alabama]]
[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Alabama]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:2010s in music]]
[[Category:2020s in music]]
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