Hippo Campus

“Forever giants of the indie-pop scene, Hippo Campus are no strangers to euphoric riffs, sweetly sad compositions and emphatic moments of explosive bliss” The Line Of Best Fit

“Cathartic” Pitchfork

“Blissful indie rock” Rolling Stone

"Forward-thinking" NPR

"Band’s expertise in toeing the line between full-on alt-pop banger and plaintive ballad" Billboard

“Bouncy indie melodies and gigantic pop hooks” DIY

“Hippo Campus embrace sonic chaos” Dork

"Dancing shoes are a must at their live shows" NYLON

"One of the best bands in the United States" BBC Radio 1

US indie figureheads Hippo Campus share brand new single ‘Forget It’ (video here), out today (August 13th) and marking the latest reveal from fourth album ‘Flood’ (pre-order here), set for release September 20th via Psychic Hotline (Sylvan Esso).

The latest glorious preview of the best album they have ever made, ‘Flood’ is both a superlative record and striking rebirth for a band of four best friends who have spoken the same musical and emotional language since they were kids, all while surpassing a billion streams, selling out historic venues, headlining festival stages and attempting to navigate success and imposter syndrome through irresistible, hook-heavy hits that split the difference between sophisticated and satisfying.

Singer Jake Luppen, guitarist Nathan Stocker, drummer Whistler Allen and bassist Zach Sutton have learned to grow up by letting go, so after setting out to create their most profound LP to date – writing 100+ songs, getting sober, maintaining a regular routine of group therapy, and then realizing they didn’t actually like what they were making – they scrapped five years of work, dropped all preconceptions, started over and poured their most unguarded feelings into tracks like ‘Forget It’.

‘Forget It’ follows recent singles and music videos for ‘Everything at Once’, ‘Tooth Fairy’ and ‘Paranoid’ - in the past weeks, the tracks have collectively earned more than three million streams, while tens of thousands of fans have seen them live during standout sets at Lollapalooza, Hinterland, Governors Ball, a gig with Killer Mike and more. The band will soon return to the road for a sold-out run of intimate performances celebrating the release of ‘Flood’ next month. Dates include LA’s Troubadour, San Francisco’s The Independent, Minneapolis’ First Avenue, NYC’s Bowery Ballroom and DC’s The Atlantis, before their biggest UK headline show at London’s iconic Shepherd’s Bush Empire on December 4th.

Recorded in just 10 days on the Texas border’s Sonic Ranch, and produced by Caleb Wright (Charly Bliss, Samia) and Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee), ‘Flood’ shows how four people connected so closely for so long can evolve as individuals, while preserving the bond that makes what they do together so special. Amplified by the whiplash of adulthood, the album’s 13 songs form a map of what it’s like to experience everything at once: death and dejection, addiction and anxiety, dreams and nightmares, self-criticism and self-forgiveness, empowerment and falling short of expectations, failed relationships and new ones that will last a lifetime. It’s all translated into melodies and arrangements that match vulnerability with urgency, and existential questions with endless propulsion. The mantra in the studio was forward momentum, no second guessing or listening back, even when revelatory lyrics like ‘Forget It’ reminisce on a love lost and found, and the epiphany that what happened in one moment will last forever. 

Speaking ahead of its release, Nathan Stocker stated: “Do you remember falling in love? Who spoke first? What were you wearing? Does it play in your head like a movie, or was it all over in a single moment? However it was that your love story unfolded, and however you remember it, it’s meaningful…even if you forget the whole thing someday.”

Hippo Campus’ ‘Forget It’ is out now via Psychic Hotline and available on all digital platforms.

Hippo Campus is Jake Luppen (vocalist, guitarist), Nathan Stocker (vocalist, guitarist), Whistler Allen (drummer), Zach Sutton (bassist), DeCarlo Jackson (trumpeter)