| Hoops / Routines |
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| Album: | Routines | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Hoops | Added: | May 2017 | |
| Label: | Fat Possum Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-06-21 | Pull Date: | 2017-08-23 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 13 | Aug 6 | Jul 30 | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | Dec 20, 2017: | The Fuzz Deli Worry | 5. | Aug 12, 2017: | Narnia On Letting Go | |
| 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 |
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| Telepathic Juan Reviewed 2017-06-20 | ||
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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. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 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 | |||||