![]() New EP ‘Wasteland’ is out on April 14th via Grand Jury. If ‘Kick in the Teeth’ is anything to go by, ‘Wasteland’ promises great things. It’s literally impossible not to be singing along by the second bridge. ![]() Opening lyrics “so when you go home could you think about me?” capture that lovesick sensation we have all hosted at one point or another, transforming the single to a raw ode you cannot help but relate to. The verse slips into a flawless country harmony as we reach the chorus. Hippo Campus includes vocalists Jake Luppen and Nathan Stocker, drummer Whistler. ‘Kick in the Teeth’ is hot off the press and perfectly demonstrates this flair for genre fluidity. The track begins and we embrace a gentle acoustic guitar. Lead vocalist Jake Luppen’s voice harbours the melody of a ballad whilst lyrics “My neighbour Tommy bought a six pack” offers the theme of reckless adolescents – a firm resident of the pop genre. Hippo Campus performed for approximately an hour during Thursday’s live concert. Tickets are available at for 10 for NMU students at and 20 for the general public. With inspirations reaching from the depths of country ballads to the surface of psychedelic pop, the band don’t shy away from experimentation. He met his bandmates while they were at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists he'd previously been part of a band called Whistle Kid. When it comes to walking the tightrope between genres, Hippo Campus are perhaps the music industry’s experts. Guitarist known for being one of the founding members of the band Hippo Campus, with whom he's released the EPs Bashful Creatures and South. Read more from Tavie Much to fans’ excitement, indie giants Hippo Campus announced both their new EP and lead track ‘Kick in the Teeth’
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