*This article is about the English indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 duo, for the Californian

Californian

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 Alternative Rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band see Summercamp

Summercamp

* Please note Summercamp are a different band from the English indie pop duo Summer Camp.Alternative rock quartet Summercamp hailed from Santa Barbara, California, United States, where, in 1987, vocalist/guitarists Tim Cullen and Sean McCue met in high school...

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Summer Camp are an indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 duo formed in October 2009 by multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Warmsley

Jeremy Warmsley

Jeremy Warmsley is a West London based singer-songwriter signed to Transgressive Records.-Biography:His musical style displays an electronica influenced approach to melodic pop songwriting, first heard on debut single 'I Believe In The Way You Move' , and further developed on his 'The Art Of...

 and vocalist Elizabeth Sankey. They are currently signed to the Moshi Moshi labelon which they have released both their debut EP 'Young EP' in 2010, and first full length album 'Welcome to Condale' in 2011, to mainly positive press.

Summer Camp's musical style has been described as "21st-century alt.pop" , but also draws influence from 60s girl group

Girl group

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 and 80s synth pop. The lyrics are often quite dark and deal with failed relationships, conflicts and teenage obsessions. The lyrics, along with the band's artwork and music videos, also draw heavily from American culture from the 1960s-1980s.

Singles

• "Ghost Train" – 12th April 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, 1000 run 7")
• "Round The Moon" – 6th September 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, 1000 run 7")
• "Better Off Without You" - 2011, Moshi Moshi (digital)
• "Down" - October 2011, Moshi Moshi (digital)

Albums and EPs

• Young EP, September 6, 2010, Moshi Moshi (digital, CD)
• Welcome To Condale, 31st October 2011, Moshi Moshi, 2011 (digital, CD, 12")