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Hippo Campus is an indie rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota. They are signed to Grand Jury Records in the United States and Transgressive Records in the UK. The band performed at South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Summerfest and Reading and Leeds Festivals, as well as on Conan.

Hippo Campus were named one of NPR Music's favorite new artists of 2017.

Formation (2013)
Hippo Campus were formed when Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass), and Whistler Isaiah Allen (drums/vocals). met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. SPCPA friend DeCarlo Jackson (trumpet) began playing regularly with them in 2017. Many of them played in other bands (Blatant Youth/Whistle Kid; Danger, Will Robinson/Northern) before uniting as Hippo Campus. They often performed under their stage names The Turntan, Stitches, Espo, and Beans respectively, and they continue the practice today.

Bashful Creatures and South EPs (2014–2016)
On November 18, 2014, Hippo Campus independently released their first EP titled, Bashful Creatures, produced by Low's Alan Sparhawk. They later signed with Grand Jury records, and re-released Bashful Creatures with their new label on May 5, 2015. The band supported the release with an appearance at SXSW, and a performance on Conan. The EP featured two singles, "Little Grace" and "Suicide Saturday", and Hippo Campus did live sessions at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, and KEXP. On December 26, 2015, they appeared on the nationally broadcast CBS This Morning. Paste named them Best of What's Next in 2015.

On August 30, 2015, the band's song "The Halocline" was featured in the series finale of the TNT series Falling Skies and later they toured with Modest Mouse, Walk the Moon, The Mowgli's, Rubblebucket, Vacationer, My Morning Jacket, and they made an appearance at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Summerfest in Milwaukee, Rock the Garden in Minneapolis, and Reading and Leeds Festival in the United Kingdom.

Hippo Campus released their second EP, South in October 2015. South went to #16 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Landmark album and warm glow EP (2016–2018)
The band released the single "Boyish" prior to their first full-length album, the guitar-based Landmark, which came out February 24, 2017. The #3 Billboard Heatseeker album was produced by BJ Burton, who produced albums for Low and Bon Iver.

Landmark was described by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as "loaded with thickly cushioned ambiance, billowy melodies and concisely written songs." Their second single from the album was "Way It Goes" which they performed on their second appearance on the Conan show.

They played a sold-out show at the iconic venue First Avenue in March 2017, and then Hippo Campus embarked on an international headline tour. That summer they played Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee and Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Hippo Campus next released a self-produced three-song EP called warm glow in October 2017.

In spring and summer 2018, Hippo Campus performed at Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington, and again at Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, and opened for Sylvan Esso at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado.

Bambi (2018-present)
The band's album Bambi, released September 28, 2018 was preceded by the singles "Passenger" and "Bambi". Once again produced by BJ Burton, the Boston Globe noted that is was "a massive step forward" as the band used more synthesizer and programmed drums.

Hippo Campus headlined their own tour from Fall 2018 into Winter 2019 across the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe. They did a live session at WFUV radio, among other similar appearances.

In Fall 2018, they performed at venues like Chicago’s Riviera Theater and New York City’s Terminal 5 on their Bambi Tour.

Philanthropy
As part of the Me Too movement, Hippo Campus teamed up with the Women's Foundation of Minnesota to help donate profits from their merchandise sales to that foundation. They partnered with Normal Parents and Everytown For Gun Safety selling special "Thoughts and Prayers" t-shirts to raise awareness.

Headlining tours

 * Spring Tour (2016)
 * June Tour (2016)
 * Landmark Tour (2017)
 * Winter Tour (2018)
 * Bambi Tour (2018 - 2019)

Discography
Albums
 * Landmark (2017)
 * Bambi (2018)

EPs
 * Tarzan Reject (2013)
 * Bashful Creatures (2014)
 * South (2015)
 * warm glow (2017)

Singles
 * "Little Grace" (2015)
 * "Boyish" (2016)
 * "Monsoon" (2016)
 * "Last Snowstorm of the Year" (2016)
 * "Way It Goes" (2017)
 * "Passenger" (2018)
 * "Bambi" (2018)
 * "Golden" (2018)