[9] The trio entered the studio, and by the end of the year had recorded their debut album with producer Sam Johnson.

Released on Poison City in April 2016, their eight-track self-titled debut earned them critical acclaim and entered the ARIA albums chart at number 36.

[14] After a joint tour of Australia at the end of 2016 with Philadelphia's Cayetana, Poison City issued a limited split single that featured new material by both bands.

[9] In June and July 2018, they took part in their second United States tour, co-headlining with Run For Cover label-mates Petal.

[15] In late August and early September 2018 they undertook a partial UK and European tour with English band Caves.

[16] In early February 2019, Camp Cope announced their first North American headlining tour starting in April,[17] supported by Thin Lips, Oceanator and An Horse.

[23] Both the album and title track are named after the song "Running with the Hurricane" by the Australian folk group Redgum, whose member Hugh McDonald was the late father of Maq.

[25] In June 2023, the band confirmed their final show at the Sydney Opera House concert hall which took place on October 13, 2023.

Previous collaborators on the project have included Gab Strum of Japanese Wallpaper and Xavier Rubetzki Noonan of Self Talk.

[28] McDonald, under the moniker of Georgia Maq, released two solo acoustic EPs: Friends and Bowlers Run in 2013, and With a Q in 2014.

On 5 December 2019, McDonald released her debut solo album Pleaser, a pop record which she described as "Paul Westerberg meets Robyn".

Thompson played drums in Melbourne indie rock band TV Haze,[33] which has released three albums since 2016.

[34] In 2016, Camp Cope led a campaign dedicated to preventing and reporting incidents at concerts and festivals called It Takes One.

Artists such as Courtney Barnett, Chris Farren, DZ Deathrays, Ecca Vandal, Dune Rats and Alex Lahey wore the shirt in support.

[37] Camp Cope is known for McDonald's powerful voice, Hellmrich's distinctive basslines, and Thompson's 'steady, stoic drumming'.

[38][39] They have been described as 'rough, minimal rock [with] a punk edge',[40] and the lyrics 'articulate human entanglements with a lack of sentimentality that belies how much [McDonald] cares'.