Georgia Maq, the erstwhile frontwoman of Camp Cope, has detailed a new solo EP entitled God’s Favourite. It will mark her first solo studio EP in over a decade, following 2014’s With A Q and her 2015 split with Newcastle singer-songwriter Spencer Scott, as well as the formal follow up to her 2022 live EP Live At Sydney Opera House – which, as the title suggests, was recorded at the House in the Utzon Room during that year’s Vivid LIVE. The EP is set for release on Thursday, September 4th, and will be released via Maq’s own freshly-minted imprint, 1000 Rats Records.
To coincide with the EP’s announcement, Maq has shared a new single from it entitled ‘Pay Per View’. In a press statement, Maq noted that the song was written shortly after she officially relocated to Los Angeles from her native Melbourne following the end of Camp Cope in 2023. “I was slamming the apps going on dates trying to find the love of my life,” she said. “[I] just going home feeling like a microwaved battery, because dating in LA is hell.” An accompanying music video has also been shared for the single, directed by Kristin Wellmer, which sees Maq adorn a gold suit and walk the streets of Los Angeles handing out flyers offering to dispatch 1000 rats upon request for strangers.
Georgia Maq – ‘Pay Per View’
Although Maq came to national and international recognition as the lead vocalist and guitarist of Camp Cope, she began her solo career well before the band’s formation. After starting out as a busker in Melbourne for several years, Maq released her debut solo EP – entitled Friends And Bowlers Run – in 2013. Following the formation of Camp Cope in 2015, Maq shelved her solo material until 2019, when she released her debut album Pleaser via Poison City Records.
The 2020s has seen Maq intermittently return to solo material, both before and after the release of Camp Cope’s third and final studio album, Running With The Hurricane, in 2022. She released the single ‘Cold Summer’ in 2020, followed by the singles ‘Someone Stranger’ (featuring Melbourne producer Alice Ivy) and ‘Joe Rogan’ in 2021. 2022 saw her duet with Ben Lee on the track ‘Arsehole’ from his album I’m Fun!, while 2024 saw her release the stand-alone single ‘Tropical Lush Ice’.
Further Reading
Watch Camp Cope’s Final Ever Show At The Sydney Opera House
Georgia Maq on Her Favourite Cover Songs: Lana Del Rey, Jamie T and More
Watch Camp Cope’s Georgia Maq and Gordi Play Basketball In Video For ‘Extraordinary Life’ Remix
