Hippo Campus 2/7/19 Preview

Hippo Campus, an indie band out of St. Paul, Minnesota, is back in Seattle on their Bambi tour – this being their second performance in roughly the last year. Within the past year year or so, Hippo Campus has generated some waves in the indie scene: being named one of NPRs favorite new artists and accumulating over twenty seven million listens on their top hit “Way It Goes.” Hippo Campus is best known for its optimistic melodies and sunny hooks that have captivated an incredibly dedicated, majority female fanbase (my coworkers are in love). 

This time around, the band is promoting and performing their new album Bambi. Their second studio album has signified a fork in the road for the band’s style. In an interview with Billboard magazine, guitarist Nathan Stocker recalled a conversation with their producer where,  “BJ asked us, ‘Do you want to make another Hippo Campus record? Or do you want to make a record under the name Hippo Campus?’” They did just that – departing from their traditional sound and including a more expansive use of synths, and harsher vocal performances as seen on “Bubbles” off of the new album, Bambi. Other songs that I enjoy off the new album include “Mistakes” and “Passenger.”

Hippo Campus will be performing two shows in Seattle next week on February 6th and February 7th at the Neptune right here in the University District.