Hoops / Routines
| Album: | Routines | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Hoops | Added: | May 2017 | |
| Label: | Fat Possum Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-06-21 | Pull Date: | 2017-08-23 |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 13 | Aug 6 | Jul 30 | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 16, 2018: | Magnetized Toner: Best of 2017 (Part 3)
Sun's Out |
4. | Sep 26, 2017: | butterscotch memory
Rules |
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| 2. | Dec 20, 2017: | The Fuzz Deli
Worry |
5. | Aug 12, 2017: | Narnia
On Letting Go |
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| 3. | Nov 15, 2017: | The Fuzz Deli
On Top |
6. | Aug 12, 2017: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Sun's Out |
Album Review
Telepathic Juan
Reviewed 2017-06-20
Reviewed 2017-06-20
Routines is the debut album by Bloomington, Indiana’s band Hoops. Dream pop a la C86 with touches of chillwave and 1980s college radio rock. I particularly like the 1980s lo-fi recording quality. VHS tapes forever.
RIYL: Aztec Camera, Washed Out, Craft Spells, Real Estate and early The Stone Roses.
FCC WARNING: 7
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
1. (2:49) *Sun's Out – Medium tempo track with one foot in 1987 British modern rock and the other in early Real Estate territories.
2. (2:13) **Rules – Medium-up tempo dreamer with pleasant guitars and a catchy melody. Short.
3. (3:45) On Top – Medium tempo piece. Reminds me of early Stone Roses. Nice melody.
4. (2:20) *Benjals – Instrumental track. Feels chillwaveish. Recording style also very similar to early Washed Out stuff.
5. (3:06) Burden – Another medium tempo recording in the spirit of the C86 sound. Mellow.
6. (3:26) **On Letting Go – Medium tempo synth-driven piece. Reminds me of Washed Out. And late 1980s British guitar pop. Well crafted.
7. (2:02) The Way Luv Is – FCC (Shit). Medium-up tempo recording. Word up.
8. (3:37) *Management – Medium tempo recording with solid guitar work and a pleasant chorus. Playable.
9. (2:47) All My Life – Medium tempo popper with a 1970s AM radio feeling.
10. (2:21) *Underwater Theme – Slow track coated with a couple of layers of 1980s pop. Chill vibes here.
11. (4:24) **Worry – Another slow recording that reminds me of early Aztec Camera. Quite exquisite. It includes a sax solo. 1980s forever.
RIYL: Aztec Camera, Washed Out, Craft Spells, Real Estate and early The Stone Roses.
FCC WARNING: 7
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
1. (2:49) *Sun's Out – Medium tempo track with one foot in 1987 British modern rock and the other in early Real Estate territories.
2. (2:13) **Rules – Medium-up tempo dreamer with pleasant guitars and a catchy melody. Short.
3. (3:45) On Top – Medium tempo piece. Reminds me of early Stone Roses. Nice melody.
4. (2:20) *Benjals – Instrumental track. Feels chillwaveish. Recording style also very similar to early Washed Out stuff.
5. (3:06) Burden – Another medium tempo recording in the spirit of the C86 sound. Mellow.
6. (3:26) **On Letting Go – Medium tempo synth-driven piece. Reminds me of Washed Out. And late 1980s British guitar pop. Well crafted.
7. (2:02) The Way Luv Is – FCC (Shit). Medium-up tempo recording. Word up.
8. (3:37) *Management – Medium tempo recording with solid guitar work and a pleasant chorus. Playable.
9. (2:47) All My Life – Medium tempo popper with a 1970s AM radio feeling.
10. (2:21) *Underwater Theme – Slow track coated with a couple of layers of 1980s pop. Chill vibes here.
11. (4:24) **Worry – Another slow recording that reminds me of early Aztec Camera. Quite exquisite. It includes a sax solo. 1980s forever.
Track Listing
| 1. | Sun's Out | 6. | On Letting Go | |||
| 2. | Rules | 7. | The Way Luv Is | |||
| 3. | On Top | 8. | Management | |||
| 4. | Benjals | 9. | All My Life | |||
| 5. | Burden | 10. | Underwater Theme | |||
| 11. | Worry | |||||