Hoops (band)

Hoops
Genres Indie pop, dream pop[1]
Years active 2015 (2015)-2018
Labels Fat Possum Records
Website hoops.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Drew Auscherman
  • Kevin Krauter
  • Keagan Beresford
  • James Harris

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

  1. ↑ Joffe, Justin. "Hoops Graduate From Lo-Fi Obscurity to One of the Best Bands in Dream Pop". Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Partridge, Kenneth. "Hoops: Routines Review". Paste. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Hoops". 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ↑ Tan, Emily. "Hoops Discuss Drunken Studio Sessions and 'Routines'". MySpace. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 Baker, Brian. "Indiana quartet Hoops reflects their love of lo-fi Indie Pop on debut album". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Stream and Download Hoops' Brilliant Lo-Fi Collection Tape #1". My Old Kentucky Blog. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Tom. "The bedroom pop dream of Hoops' 'Tape #2'". Gold Flake Paint. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Dave Osterman (2016-03-08), Hoops Tape #3, retrieved 2018-04-04
  9. ↑ "Hoops". Audiotree. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  10. ↑ McDermott, Patrick. "Listen To Hoops's Debut Self-Titled EP In Full". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Arroyo, Steven. "Hoops: Routines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Helman, Peter. "Stream Hoops Routines". Stereogum. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hoops: Routines". Billboard. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Russell, Scott. "Hoops Announce Tapes #1-3 Vinyl Release, Share "On Letting Go" Video". Paste. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Lindquist, David. "With ear on the '80s, Hoops make guitar pop for today". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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