Hoops (band)
Hoops | |
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| Genres | Indie pop, dream pop[1] |
| Years active | 2015-2018 |
| Labels | Fat Possum Records |
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| Website | hoops |
Hoops are an American indie pop band from Bloomington, Indiana.
History
Hoops began as a solo project for musician Drew Auscherman.[2] In December 2011, this first version of Hoops debuted with the song Commercial, followed by a dual-song release called Avian Way later in the month.[3] Auscherman recruited the rest of the band members in 2011 while they were all juniors in high school, however, they had all been friends since sixth grade.[4][5] After Auscherman's solo Hoops releases of Rosie's Garden (2012) and the full-length Little Pleasures (2014), the full-band Hoops released their first tape titled Tape #1 in 2015, which contains versions of Little Pleasures songs "Be There" and "Grass," the former of which was re-recorded for the release.[3][6] Hoops later released two more tapes, #2 and #3 in 2015 and 2016 respectively.[7][8] Following a live session with Audiotree Live in July 2016, Hoops released their first self-titled EP on Fat Possum Records.[9][10] Hoops then released their first full-length album with Fat Possum, titled Routines, in May 2017, which reached #21 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[11][12][13] In November 2017, Hoops released the compilation of their full-band tapes, titled Tapes #1-3 on vinyl.[14]
Musical influences
Vocalist Drew Auscherman cites Hall & Oates as well as Michael Jackson and the band Felt as influences.[15] Bassist Kevin Krauter says that the band's biggest influences are lo-fi bands such as Real Estate and The Radio Dept..[5]
Discography
Studio Releases
- Routines (2017, Fat Possum)
- EP (2016, Fat Possum)
Compilations
- Tapes #1-3 (2017, Fat Possum)
- Tape #1 (2015, Circuit Public Broadcasting)
- Tape #2 (2015, Circuit Public Broadcasting)
- Tape #3 (2016, self-released)
Auscherman-Solo Hoops Releases
- Commercial (2011, self-released)
- Avian Way (2011, self-released)
- Rosie's Garden (2012, self-released)
- Little Pleasures (2014, self-released)
References
- ^ Joffe, Justin. "Hoops Graduate From Lo-Fi Obscurity to One of the Best Bands in Dream Pop". Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Partridge, Kenneth. "Hoops: Routines Review". Paste. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Hoops". 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Tan, Emily. "Hoops Discuss Drunken Studio Sessions and 'Routines'". MySpace. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b Baker, Brian. "Indiana quartet Hoops reflects their love of lo-fi Indie Pop on debut album". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Stream and Download Hoops' Brilliant Lo-Fi Collection Tape #1". My Old Kentucky Blog. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Tom. "The bedroom pop dream of Hoops' 'Tape #2'". Gold Flake Paint. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Dave Osterman (2016-03-08), Hoops Tape #3, retrieved 2018-04-04
- ^ "Hoops". Audiotree. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ McDermott, Patrick. "Listen To Hoops's Debut Self-Titled EP In Full". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Arroyo, Steven. "Hoops: Routines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream Hoops Routines". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Hoops: Routines". Billboard. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Russell, Scott. "Hoops Announce Tapes #1-3 Vinyl Release, Share "On Letting Go" Video". Paste. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Lindquist, David. "With ear on the '80s, Hoops make guitar pop for today". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 19 February 2018.