Hoops Announce Sophomore Album With New Single "Fall Back"

Indiana band Hoops have returned from their self-proclaimed indefinite hiatus. Back in 2017 the group, consisting of life-long friends Drew Auscherman, Kevin Krauter and Keagan Beresford, burst onto the scene with their critically-acclaimed debut Routines. After nearly three years they’re back with “Fall Back” and an announcement — their next full-length project Halo will release October 2 via Fat Possum.

“I think we had lost a lot of steam,” band member Kevin Krauter said of the hiatus in a recent press release. “Hoops wasn’t moving forward organically. It was being dragged along.” The new song centers around the concept of a long-distance relationship. It’s also the first track that the band has written fully together. “I had to rediscover why I wanted to be in a band and make songs and perform,” Keagan Beresford said of the three year break. “I had been having a lot of anxiety when I was onstage. I wasn’t even thinking about playing. I was just thinking about getting through the set without falling on my face. It’s crazy to think about all the shows we did where I wasn’t really present.”

The group got back together in December 2019 and began fleshing out new ideas. The latest project was recorded back home in Bloomington, Indiana and within a week the trio had hit their stride. “This record is a more honest representation of our influences and interests as musicians,” Auscherman continued. “We’ve grown a lot in four years, as people and as listeners. We’re starting to sound more like ourselves.”

Stream the new song below and be on the lookout for Halo to release October 2 via Fat Possum. In more music updates, Cults shared a new music video for their single “Spit You Out”.

Halo Tracklisting:
1. Glad You Stayed
2. Fall Back
3. Blind
4. Ride
5. Everyone You Know
6. Heart Never Stops
7. They Say
8. Quiet Games
9. Total Disregard
10. I’m On TV
11. When It Goes