Hippo Campus

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. They have also played support shows for large-scale acts such as My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Walk the Moon, and JR JR. Hippo Campus are currently supporting Little Comets on their UK tour. The first date of the tour was on 12th February 2016 in Leeds.

History

Formation (2013)

Hippo Campus includes Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass), and Whistler Allen (drums). The band met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where they all attended high school and many of Hippo Campus' members played in other bands before uniting under the Hippo Campus banner.

Bashful Creatures and South EPs (2014-present)

On Nov 18, 2014, Hippo Campus independently released their first EP titled, Bashful Creatures.^[1] They later signed with Grand Jury records, and re-releasedBashful 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 26th, 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.

Discography

EPs

• Bashful Creatures (2014)
• South (2015)

External links

• Official Site

References