{"product_id":"hoops-routines-1","title":"Hoops: Routines - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRoutines\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eHoops\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFat Possum Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e767981160825\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2017-05-05\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Bloomington, IN based four-piece band Hoops craft hyper-melodic songs, built around power-pop chords, deceptively complex drum patterns, and rock-anthem sentiments that hide some tellingly dark thoughts. Three of the four members write and sing, each a frontman and a sideman simultaneously. During a live show, the bandmates can be seen frequently swapping instruments and positions on stage. The setup isn't democratic so much as it is simply adaptable and committed: doing what the song demands, getting the sound just right. Hoops' full-length debut, Routines is a bittersweet and honest record that sounds both warmly familiar and jarringly distinctive. Whereas their previous releases were recorded on four-track tape machines in living rooms and basements, Routines marks the band's first sessions in an actual studio - namely, Rear House Recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Jarvis Taveniere (Widowspeak, Quilt). Those sessions, however, were just one step in the band's careful creative process. After a few months of touring, they returned to Indiana to set up their gear in bassist\/vocalist Kevin Krauter's parents' basement and began experimenting with the studio-recorded tracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Sun's Out \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Rules \u003cbr\u003e1.3 On Top \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Benjals \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Burden \u003cbr\u003e1.6 On Letting Go \u003cbr\u003e1.7 The Way Luv Is \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Management \u003cbr\u003e1.9 All My Life \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Underwater Theme \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Worry\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hoops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32720044425287,"sku":"32263725","price":13.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3178840-3165161.jpg?v=1713697379","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/hoops-routines-1","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}