Hippo Campus
| Hippo Campus | |
|---|---|
| Origin | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Grand Jury Records, Transgressive Records |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Jake Luppen Spicy Janet Stocker <3 Zach Sutton Whistler (whistle sound) Allen |
Hippo Campus is an indie rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota. They are signed to Grand Jury Records in the United States and Transgressive Records in the UK. They have performed at South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Red Rocks, Conan, and Reading and Leeds. In November 2015, they played a sold out show at the iconic venue First Avenue. They have also played support shows for large-scale acts such as My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, The Mowgli's, Walk the Moon, and JR JR. Hippo Campus recently supported Little Comets on their UK tour. The first date of the tour was on 12 February 2016 in Leeds.
In April 2016, Hippo Campus was announced as one of the bands selected to perform at the 2016 iteration of Rock the Garden.
History
Formation (2013)
Hippo Campus includes Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass), and Whistler Allen (drums/vocals). On the streets they are commonly known as Turntan, Stitches, Espo, and Beans. The band met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where they all attended high school and many of Hippo Campus's members played in other bands (Blatant Youth/Whistle Kid; Danger, Will Robinson/Northern) before uniting under the Hippo Campus banner.
Bashful Creatures and South EPs (2014-2016)
On Nov 18, 2014, Hippo Campus independently released their first EP titled, Bashful Creatures.[1] They later signed with Grand Jury records, and re-released Bashful Creatures under their new label on Feb 24, 2015. The EP received airplay on local radio station The Current for the singles "Little Grace" and "Suicide Saturday". Hippo Campus have also done live sessions with WFUV, KCRW and KEXP. On December 26, 2015 they appeared on the nationally broadcast "CBS This Morning Saturday" broadcast on the CBS Television Network.
In October, 2015, Hippo Campus released their sophomore EP, 'South'. South embodies a progressive, colorful sound with energetic guitar riffs and up-beat vocal melodies. 'South' came in at #15 on the Heatseakers Chart and #96 on the Current Digital Chart on Soundscan.
Landmark (2016-present)
On October 11th 2016, the band revealed their new single Boyish. Two weeks later, Hippo Campus revealed that their first full-length album Landmark will be available worldwide on February 24th, 2017[2] along with a supporting international tour.
Headlining Tours
•Fall Tour (2015) •November Tour (2015) •Spring Tour (2016) •June Tour (2016) •Landmark Tour (2017)
Discography
- Albums
- Landmark (2017)
- EPs
- Bashful Creatures (2014)
- South (2015)
External links
References
- ↑ Sweson, Andrea. "First Listen: Hippo Campus, 'Bashful Creatures'". The Current. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BMNvxgbh33a