Hippo Campus is an American indie rock band formed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2013, when the members were still performing-arts high schoolers. Bright guitars, trumpet flourishes, and Jake Luppen's vocals define Landmark (2017) and Bambi (2018) — both great starting points before LP3 and Flood. Browse Hippo Campus vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Hippo Campus formed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2013 when the band members were students at Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. They signed with Grand Jury Music for their early releases and partnered with Transgressive Records for international distribution. They have built a sustained audience in the contemporary indie rock scene through extensive touring. Frontman Jake Luppen has also released solo material as Lupin.
Hippo Campus's sound combines indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, and jangle pop with bright melodic arrangements, intricate guitar interplay, Luppen's distinctive vocal delivery, and the addition of trumpet (from DeCarlo Jackson) as part of the band's signature arrangement palette.
Grand Jury Music and Transgressive Records pressings of the Hippo Campus catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions.
Listeners new to Hippo Campus typically start with Landmark (2017) or Bambi (2018).
