Minneapolis based five-piece, Hippo Campus have announced their new EP Wasteland, out April 14 via Grand Jury Music. The announcement is accompanied by their new single, “Kick In The Teeth,” a warm, raw ode to a lover that spotlights frontman Jake Luppen’s honeyed vocals. Listen to the track now below. Pre-save/pre-order the EP now HERE.
The five songs collected on Wasteland are totems of friendship, hardship, heartbreak, and, ultimately, perseverance. It’s dispatched from an unnamed disaster spread out across the Midwestern plains; the band was heavily inspired by country music, the way that songwriting gets straight to the point, and using that straight-forwardness, imagery, and dark humor as a vehicle for talking about the grief, loss, and love they’ve collectively experienced in the past year. Wasteland was recorded with longtime friend and collaborator Caleb Wright (Samia, Miloe, Baby Boys), and is the first batch of new music from Hippo Campus since the release of LP3. The songs were written mainly in Minneapolis, then recorded at Asheville’s Drop of Sun studios.
With their catalog at 900 million streams and two gold singles, Hippo Campus will embark on an extensive North American tour this year with support from Gus Dapperton and Charly Bliss – both acts will join the bill for their sold out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre ahead of their plays at the Central Park Summerstage in New York and Bonnaroo.
Tour Dates:
3/3 – Okeechobee, FL – Okeechobee Music Fest
3/18 – Columbia, SC – St. Pat’s at Five Points
5/2 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater * %
5/4 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren %
5/5-6 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Shabang Music Festival
5/8 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Boise %
5/10 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane %
5/11 – Bozeman, MT – ELM %
5/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court Block Party
5/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre *
5/15 – San Diego, CA – SOMA *
5/18 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *
5/19 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater *
5/20 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live *
5/22 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
5/23 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
5/24 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed * SOLD OUT
5/26 – Washington, DC – The Anthem *
5/27 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit *
5/28 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern *
5/30 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! *
6/1 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore *
6/2 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion *
6/3 – New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage *
6/18 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
6/24 – Duluth, MN – Bayfront Festival Park ^
* w/ Gus Dapperton
% w/ Charly Bliss
^ w/ Miloe and Papa Mbye