Hop Along

Hop Along was originally known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis, and was formed in 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hop Along originated with one member, Frances Quinlan. In 2006, they released a little album called Freshman Year, that introduced the world to their folky storytelling, consisting of stories that sound more like diary anecdotes in the form of witty lyrics. Their unique vocal drawl, catchy songwriting, and penchant for creating unique music (both instrumentally and lyrically) made for an amazing album. It was a very modest effort, and sounds more like a personal recording than a formal debut, but perhaps that's where it gets its charm from.

In 2009, Quinlan was joined by another three individuals to round off the full-band line-up, which is when they formally became "Hop Along". Two EP's were released that year, but the real attention was brought by their 2012 debut album, Get Disowned. The ingenious songwriting of Quinlan was brought into a full-band context, which sounds like a mesh of 90's slacker rock like Pavement, the indie/folk honesty of Bright Eyes, and the power pop-punk energy of Waxahatchee or Lemuria. Even with the addition of electric guitars and drums, the intimate and modest sound that made Freshman Year so good still translates to the new album. These songs are stunning, and they are still as catchy and lyrically open as before, the full band only adds a whole other dynamic to make these songs even more interesting. The instrumentals are just as unique as the core songwriting. Hop Along just put out their sophomore album, Painted Shut, and even after a few listens, it is evident that they have done nothing but progress in the three years since Get Disowned was released. If you want some amazing songwriting, catchy hooks, a distinct and impressive voice, all backed by some nice guitar work, Hop Along is exactly what you should be listening to. Enjoy.

Freshman Year (2006)

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2. Sirens

3. For Sebastian From A Friend

4. Elizabeth & Elizabeth

5. The Cactus

6. Failure

7. The Big House

8. Of My Brothers And The Bear

9. Organ Song

10. Hi Too Loo Rye

11. Laments Of A Mattress

12. Bruno is Orange

13. Bride And Groom Hot Air Balloon

14. The Goose & The Wren

15. Workers

16. A Drummer's Arm 

Is Something Wrong? (2009)

1. Junkyard James

2. Coney Island

3. Bay Area Baby

4. La Strada

5. Cow Eyes

6. Green Water

7. Breakfast Song

Wretches (2009)

1. Bridge And Groom

2. Sally

3. Second Voice

4. For The Bonzai Tree You Bought 4 Me

Get Disowned (2012)

1. Some Grace

2. Tibetan Pop Stars

3. Diamond Mine

4. No Good Al Joad

5. Kids On The Boardwalk

6. Laments

7. Trouble Found Me

8. Sally II

9. Young And HappyA!

10. Get Disowned

Painted Shut (2015)

1. The Knock

2. Buddy In The Parade

3. Horseshoe Crabs

4. Waitress

5. Happy To See Me

6. Texas Funeral

7. Powerful Man

8. I Saw My Twin

9. Well-dressed

10. Sister Cities

Bark Your Head Off, Dog (2018)

1. How Simple

2. Somewhere A Judge

3. How You Got Your Limp

4. Not Abel

5. The Fox In Motion

6. One That Suits Me

7. What The Writer Meant

8. Look Of Love

9. Prior Things

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