James Lacroix
Hoops is on an upwards slope. After receiving a lot of love for their self-titled EP, the Indiana rock band has returned to announce their debut album, Routines, which comes out May 5 via Fat Possum. That record's short and sweet first single, "Rules," is premiering today on The FADER.
"Rules" is an expressionist, blissed-out pop song. Airy, uptempo guitars float on the surface, accompanied by bouncy bass and complex drum work. "We tried to mix things up a little more with these songs than we did with our other releases, but we still wanted this one to be a true-to-form guitar banger compacted into a short timeframe," Hoops told The FADER via email. "We always have a lot of fun taking a big, loud, song like this one and making it more concise. Drum machines are also sick.”
Stream "Rules" below, and check out the band's North American tour dates, too.
Tour dates:
2/18 - Norman, OK @ The Opolis
2/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
2/22 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *
2/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre *
2/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop Music Festival *
2/27 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
2/28 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
3/01 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
3/03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room *
3/04 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
3/09 - Nashville, TN @ Freakin Weekend at The End
3/10 - Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival
3/12-18 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
5/12-14 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
5/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ^
5/26-28 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
6/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right +
* w/ Tennis
^ w/ PARTS
+ w/ Joy Again
