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Hippo Campus announce new album, two Mainroom shows

by Jay Gabler

October 31, 2016

At long last, Hippo Campus have announced their debut full-length album. Landmark will be released Feb. 24, and a first song — "Boyish" — has already been released, with a new video added today. In tandem with the album news, the band announced a pair of headlining shows at First Avenue's Mainroom, on March 11 and 12.

The release will cap an incredible few years in the life of the young Woodbury-bred band, whose EPs Bashful Creatures and South have already won them legions of fans. They're particularly beloved for their live shows, which invariably attract rapturous crowds of listeners who walk away sharing sentiments like those of Maia Jacobson — who, after seeing the band last year, wrote, "It’s immediately recognizable that they’re whole-heartedly in this because they really, truly want to be."

Tickets for the First Ave shows go on sale Friday, Nov. 4; starting tomorrow, the band are offering a pre-sale deal that includes a four-pin set and an album download when Landmark comes out next year.

Hippo Campus emerge from the bustling underground all-ages scene (Andrea Swensson, May 2014)

#Current10: Cold War Kids, Dead Man Winter, Hippo Campus, and Allan Kingdom rock First Avenue (Andrea Swensson, January 2015)

Review and photos: Hippo Campus run a victory lap with First Ave headlining debut (Austin Gerth, November 2015)

Hippo Campus perform in The Current studio (Andrea Swensson, June 2016)

Hippo Campus perform at Rock the Garden (Cecilia Johnson, June 2016)

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