Following the release of their stellar eponymous EP, the Bloomington boys from Hoops have done it again: Their debut studio album Routines will be out May 5th via Fat Possum. You can find the album's tracklisting as well as their tour information below. The band also released a single, "Rules," which is laden with sweet, shimmering guitarwork and melodies. Check it out:
Routines Track Listing:
1. Sun's Out
2. Rules
3. On Top
4. Benjals
5. Burden
6. On Letting Go
7. The Way Luv Is
8. Management
9. All My Life
10. Underwater Theme
11. Worry
Tour:
North American Dates in BOLD
2/18 - Norman, OK @ The Opolis
2/21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
2/22 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic *
2/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre *
2/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop Music Festival *
2/27 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
2/28 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
3/01 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
3/03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room *
3/04 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
3/09 - Nashville, TN @ Freakin Weekend at The End
3/10 - Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival
3/12-18 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
5/02 - Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
5/03 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
5/04 - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
5/07 - Birmingham, UK Hare & Hounds
5/08 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana
5/09 - Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
5/10 - London, UK @ The Lexington
5/12 - 14 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
5/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ^
5/26 - 28 - George, WA @ Sasquatch Music Festival
6/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right +
* w/ Tennis
^ w/ PARTS
+ w/ Joy Again
Check out WIUX's Living Room Session with Hoops from last year:
