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Hippo Campus

Hippo Campus is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Little Comets, Last Dinosaurs, Bombay Bicycle Club, King Krule and Modest Mouse. Those roots explain a lot about how Hippo Campus arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Coin, Bad Suns, HUNNY, Flipturn and Grouplove, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Hippo Campus, reaching back through Little Comets. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Hippo Campus is an American indie rock band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their musical inclinations appear to be firmly rooted in the UK and Australia, drawing inspiration from artists such as Little Comets, Last Dinosaurs, Bombay Bicycle Club, and King Krule. They are signed to Psychic Hotline in the United States and Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom. The band has performed at South by Southwest, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Summerfest and Reading and Leeds Festivals, Hinterland Music Festival, as well as on Conan. Hippo Campus were named one of NPR Music's favorite new artists of 2017.

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Hippo CampusLittle CometsLast DinosaursBombay Bicycle ClubKing KruleModest MouseWalk the MoonThe Mowgli'sRubblebucketCoinBad SunsHUNNYFlipturnGrouploveSmallpoolshalf•aliveWallows

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Hippo Campus grew out of Little Comets, Last Dinosaurs, Bombay Bicycle Club and King Krule, shares an orbit with Coin, Bad Suns, HUNNY and Flipturn. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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