New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Formed 2016 in North Wales/Chester UK Indie-pop collective; Campfire Social craft a dynamically rich sound bursting with bright harmonies carefully layered over hypnotic melodies. Their honest approach echoes a love of 90's/early 00's 'heart-on-sleeve' emo culture. At times sobering, a hopeful message prevails; we're better together.
The personal therapeutic act of turning actual feelings into song and the need to express said feelings is really what drives the band. Pushing the boundaries of genre, creating music to best emphasise the themes & lyrical content of the songs; finding ways to convey difficult emotions (usually those kept hidden from themselves) in a way that everyone can relate to.
The band have often been compared to Death Can For Cutie, Frightened Rabbit and The Weakerthans but their biggest inspirations are mewithoutYou,
The
Beach Boys and The Get up Kids.
Release date: 19/02/2021
Mai 68 Records
The lead single from upcoming, 6 track, EP 'Everything Changed' is 'It's Not Goodbye (To Those We Left Behind)' which holds the kind of
sentimental/hopeful message that fans of the band have come to expect from their previous releases whilst ushering in a new era for the band musically.
The track is laden with vocal harmonies and guitar melodies that beckon for the Summer from the icy depths of a Winter in isolation, with lyrics that long for better times gone by. This track belongs in a coming of age Indie movie.
Members:
Thomas Hyndman - Guitar/Vocals
Christopher Hembrough-Done - Guitar/Vocals
Carrie Hyndman - Keys/Vocals
Rhys Mather - Bass
Ben Matthews -
Drums Captivating
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Russ Hayes at
Orange Sound Studios, Penmaenmawr
Written and performed by Campfire Social
Flugelhorn and Trumpet by Gwyn Owen
Artwork by Mike Payne