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Bloomington's Hoops are back with a sweet new single, taken from their sophomore LP Halo, coming in October on limited blue vinyl via Fat Possum...

After a little hiatus as Drew, Kevin, and Keagan each worked on their respective solo jams, Hoops make their welcome return today with an infectious, balmy new groove that hits like a much needed warm breeze. "They Say" is out today via Fat Possum, listen below:

To commemorate the proper official release of their first 3 tapes on Fat Possum, the HOOPS boys share the previously unreleased VHS visuals for one of the tracks that got us into the band in the first place, Tape #2 highlight "4U", filmed at Drew Auscherman's house during the recording of the tape:

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 was a having a hard time a few weeks ago. This song came on the radio and immediately snapped me out of me sad rut. This is another song that I feel like a lot of people have heard but have no idea who its by. I love this song with all my heart and it makes me genuinely feel so good. -- Drew from Hoops

Great song my roommate showed me a long time ago. Seriously never gets old and always puts me in the best mood. Razor sharp songwriting that makes for great power pop. Its reminiscent of the Cars first album. -- Drew from Hoops

We’ve been friends with them for awhile and on top of being pretty damn cool, they make GREAT music. We’ll be touring together this summer, and I couldn’t be happier. -- Drew from Hoops

Not really a story here. Just think it’s really hilarious. -- Drew from Hoops

Judah is my best friend in the whole wide world. It is pretty inspiring to always be able to hear what he is working on. He likes to hop around in terms of genre/style with his recordings. Sometimes he is working on breakneck punk rockers and other times he puts out beautiful gems like this. The guy is really on to something. -- Drew from Hoops

I first “heard” this song only a few weeks ago. My friend Derek spun this at a show he was DJing last week and it was instantly recognizable. The synth melody paired with the flutes immediately rang a bell in my head. I had heard this song a very long time ago but had not remembered up until last week. Anyway this is a great song. I’m sure you have heard it before. -- Drew from Hoops