How to Socialise & Make Friends

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How to Socialise & Make Friends
How to Socialise & Make Friends by Camp Cope.png
Studio album by
Released2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Length38:10
Label Poison City Records
Camp Cope chronology
Camp Cope
(2016)
How to Socialise & Make Friends
(2018)
Running with the Hurricane
(2022)
Singles from How to Socialise & Make Friends
  1. "The Opener"
    Released: 16 November 2017 [1]
  2. "How to Socialise and Make Friends"
    Released: January 2018 [2]

How to Socialise & Make Friends is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock trio Camp Cope. The album was released on 2 March 2018 through Poison City Records and debuted and peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts.

Contents

At the Music Victoria Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for Best Rock/Punk Album and Best Album, while the trio won Best Band at the same awards ceremony. [3] [4] At the AIR Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album [5] [6] [7] and Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards of 2018. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Timothy Monger from AllMusic said "As with their debut, the production is unfussy, bordering on lo-fi, and focused on the live unfiltered elements of the three musicians playing in a room together. McDonald's songwriting is melodic and bittersweet, more often than not tumbling into catharsis and wounded outrage midway through. There's an intense magnetism to her vocals as she wields her emotional sword, channeling vulnerability and danger into something unpredictable and uncomfortably human, especially on standouts like 'The Opener', 'Anna' and 'Sagan-Indiana'. In sharing rather than preaching their experiences, Camp Cope offer something personally therapeutic that also challenges listeners." [9]

Track listing

How to Socialise & Make Friends track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Opener"3:40
2."How to Socialise and Make Friends"3:14
3."The Face of God"3:50
4."Anna"5:52
5."Sagan-Indiana"3:55
6."The Omen"3:58
7."Animal and Real"3:47
8."UFO Lighter"4:31
9."I've Got You"5:23
Total length:38:10

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 6

Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia [11] 2 March 2018Standard Poison City Records PCR150CD
North AmericaStandard/ Limited LPRun for CoverRFC173

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