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:"Hoops"
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ON LETTING GO


I looked over the garden wall past
A whole circus of cellphone calls
To where you found me
Run weary and out of practice
High strung in a basement bar
You came out with us

I still remember the clothes you wore
And your southern gaze
Your eyes so slow but you know
I don't even care
I don't wanna know
If I'm here you're there
And I miss you so

I admit
I double back when I told you
"I don't write love songs"
I can hear your accent and darling it kills me
That our time is all gone

I still remember the walk we took
And the bouquet on the subway platform
But I don't even care
I don't wanna know
How you changed your hair
Where this letter goes
I don't even care
I don't wanna know
I can't stand the part of letting go

ABOUT


Hoops was born in frontman Drew Auscherman ’s teenage bedroom as a solo ambient and beat-driven project à la Oneohtrix Point Never’s Replica. Auscherman named the band after the hoop houses at the nursery where he worked (not for his home state’s mania for basketball). Eventually he corralled a few of his friends to flesh out his songs, and the music inevitably shifted toward something new: more melodic, more guitar-driven, more extroverted. Fast forward to 2014, Hoops became a fully formed quartet. Since then, Hoops have released three cassette tapes and last year’s self-titled debut EP, which earned them praise from th e likes of The FADER, Stereogum, Gorilla vs. Bear, NME, and a track that hit #2 on Spotify’s Global and U.S. Viral Charts .
The Indiana band 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.
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