routines

Hoops' Routines remains one of our favorite records of 2017, but our intro to the group's warm and breezy guitar pop came via Drew Auscherman's beloved youtube-classic Tapes releases in late 2015 and early 2016. Those catchy, endearingly warped lo-fi jams will always hold a special place in our hearts, so we're psyched to hear the news that all three Tapes are finally getting the proper vinyl rele

I met Jenna through my friend Judah. He asked us to play in his band Manneqin. Jenna played keyboards and I played guitar. We hit it off after playing in the band together. I immediately fell in love with Jenna’s art work. Her work ranges from xeroxed out flyers/abstract pieces to lovely paintings. She has a style that feels very thought out and it is something that she owns so well. -- Drew from

This is a nice playlist of songs that I made. Its the perfect length and it will put your ass to sleep. If it doesn’t the first time around just start it over! That’s what I always do. There’s a little bit of everything on this playlist. Ambient, pop, house, jazz and more! Enjoy :~) -- Drew from Hoops

Clair is a friend of mine that I met over the internet. We both really enjoy each other’s music and became friends because of that. I love her work so much. She jumps between styles and makes each new sound she tries on her own. This song is one of my personal favorites of hers. -- Drew from Hoops

Hoops' debut LP Routines is officially out today on Fat Possum, and to celebrate the release of one of our favorite records of the year so far, we've asked the group's Drew Auscherman to run things here on the site all day. Drew will be sharing some of the stuff he's into at the moment, and you can stay up on all of his posts right here...

Bloomington's Hoops share the video for their blissed-out new single "On Top", one of the many highlights from the group's forthcoming debut LP Routines. The gently warped and sweetly inspirational Kevin Krauter-penned jam gets a fitting vintage VHS public access vibe, courtesy of director Jake Huber...

Bloomington's Hoops share the first glimpse at their stellar forthcoming debut LP Routines, and the group stays pretty true-to-form in the best possible way with the typically melodic, blissed-out and easy guitar pop gem "Rules", which I believe floated around in solo demo form for a bit last year...