{"id":56384,"date":"2024-08-08T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=56384"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:07:12","slug":"hippocampus-lolla-aftershow-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=56384","title":{"rendered":"Lolla Aftershow, Hippo Campus At Metro Chicago Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Christopher David<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust wanna let you guys know, we\u2019re pulling stuff straight from the trashcan tonight,\u201d Hippo Campus guitarist\/vocalist Jake Luppen grinned to a sold-out Metro that was absolutely on fire for the Minnesotan quintet.\u00a0 And with that, the band embarked on the holy grail of super-fans\u2014 the deep cut setlist\u2014while closing the book on Lollapalooza 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Touching on little played gems from their entire career as well as a number of newer tracks, Hippo Campus\u2019s set was both a treat for the diehards and a fascinating cross-section of their styles for the uninitiated.  The band\u2019s signature upbeat melodies and guitar figures were nicely offset by DeCarlo Jackson\u2019s trumpet, adding to the bright arrangements of tunes like \u201cOpportunistic\u201d and \u201cWestern Kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSeventy more to go,\u201d Luppen joked at one point, \u201cand I got my iPad of lyrics right here.\u201d  For the majority of attendees, the night unfolded like a series of hit singles as opposed to rarely played cuts, though new single \u201cParanoid\u201d evoked the best of contemporary indie rock, calling to mind the melancholy tone of bands like Real Estate or Beach Fossils with plenty of danceable bounce, while \u201cChapstick\u201d at times called to mind the driving downbeat of The National, though Luppen and Co. manage to blend a wide variety of influences into a cohesive sound, which isn\u2019t always easy.  \u201cFuck all the celebrities you\u2019re analyzing over,\u201d Luppen sang as the band closed with the frenetic beat of \u201cDeepfake,\u201d offering some true indie-rock perspective to finish up the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hippo Campus – Metro, Chicago, IL, 8\/4\/24 (setlist)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mojo Jojo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opportunistic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Kids<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paranoid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blew Its<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashtray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapstick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think It Over<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bubbles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything At Once<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flood
Listerine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Even Try<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Poms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corduroy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tooth Fairy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ease Up Kid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deepfake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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