Last night I was watching Conan, my favorite late-night show, and as he wrapped up his introduction to the show, he announced that the musical guest of the night would be a band named Hippo Campus. I didn't think much of it at the time as late night TV isn't where I, or really anyone, goes searching for new music. After Wednesday night's guest Purity Ring, who I didn't really care much for (cool stage props though), I figured Hippo Campus was going to be something along the same lines.
False. Immediately after Hippo Campus was introduced I was grabbed by the smooth, feel-good groove that started off their performance of "Suicide Saturday". Not only did their music pull me in, but, on a less musical note (sorry, unintentional pun), I just loved the whole vibe the band gave off. These seem like a group of guys i'd love to hang out with, and the throwback 90's jacket lead singer/guitarist Jake Luppen wears during their performance basically solidifies that we'd be best friends. Reading deeper into the band, it turns out all the members of the band are 2013 high school grads. You can say we're basically the same people at this point.
Check out Hippo Campus's performace of "Suicide Saturday" on Conan here, or, if you're too lazy to open another page (I feel you), here's the song on Spotify.
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