Best New Bands » Hippo Campus http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 And Now, Let’s Hear It For The Brits http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/now-lets-hear-brits/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/now-lets-hear-brits/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:46:23 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34147 London – Continuing Best New Band’s weekly round-up, last week was owned by the Grammys. This week the focus switched across the Atlantic to London where the Brit Awards were aired in a never more cavernous-looking London’s O2. Long gone are the days of Mick Fleetwood and Samantha Fox proving an unlikely couple in the

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/now-lets-hear-brits/feed/ 1 Hippo Campus Release Debut LP – “Landmark” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:28:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34138 Los Angeles – Hippo Campus is already making a name for themselves before their first LP even hits the streets. The Minnesota indie rock quartet had an impressive 2015 and 2016 with addictive singles such as “Suicide Saturday” and “South”. While barely in their early 20s, Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass),

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  1. Hippo Campus Prove They’re Ready for the Big Leagues Chicago – A little after three in the afternoon girls began lining up outside Subterranean. No, they weren’t there for the six o’clock show with Foxing and TWIABP. (Though Best New Bands was. Stay tuned for the review!) They were waiting anxiously...
  2. Trails And Ways Release Their Debut LP – Pathology Los Angeles – Trails And Ways have been making beautiful music together for several years now, but Pathology for Barsuk Records marks the foursome’s long awaited debut LP. Hannah Van Loon (lead guitar, synths), Ian Quirk (drums), Keith Browner Brown...
  3. Cheerleader Release Their Debut LP – The Sunshine Of Your Youth Portland – Cheerleader is the latest band rising from the ever-evolving Philadelphia music scene. The five-piece drops their first full-length album, The Sunshine Of Your Youth, May 19th. Cheerleader’s beachy indie rock is a testament to their influences, which include...
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