About
Camping in Alaska is an American Midwest emo band from Huntsville, Alabama, formed in 2012. The band was founded by Austin Davis and Jacob Stewart, who began writing music together at age 15, drawing influences from bands like Jawbreaker, Modest Mouse, and Knapsack. They started their careers in Austin’s mom’s garage and soon began playing DIY shows around North Alabama with the addition of Ben Cape and Jacob Hill. Their breakout album about being in high school and hanging out in parking lots, "Please Be Nice," was recorded in 2013 and quickly took underground internet forums by storm after the popular YouTube channel jommeez uploaded the album, their most popular song, "C U in da Ballpit," holding 1.9 million views to date. After Ben left the band, "Bathe" was recorded in 2014 and picked up by Broken World Media for a cassette release in 2015. The band took a hiatus for a couple of years after recording "Welcome Home Son" in 2016, a darker, more serious album about addiction and loss. With the addition of Dani Fandre, the band made a strong comeback in 2022, releasing an EP of acoustic demos recorded through 2017 and 2018 called "Lost & Found" and selling out both of their comeback shows. In September 2023, they released "Hollow Eyes," a precursor to their next full-length, drawing influence from Jawbox and The Weakerthans and grappling with more mature subject matter pertaining to addiction, homelessness, and finding a way out. After the success of an almost all-sold-out Midwest and East Coast "Please Be Nice" Ten Year Anniversary tour, Camping in Alaska plans to go back to the studio to record their long-awaited full-length "Eggbeater Jesus" and hit the road again on the West Coast in 2024.
