Hop Along Announce New Album. Release First Track.

Hop Along at Wonder Bar in 2016

"How Simple"

Back in 2015, I found Hop Along's Painted Shut and simply loved it. The album touched on genres from folk to country to shoegaze in a way that just worked. Everything was held together by the honest and heartfelt voice (as a singer and as a songwriter) of Frances Quinlan. The Philly four-piece just announced that their third album, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, will arrive on April 6th via Saddle Creek. To accompany the announcement, Hop Along released the first single, album opener "How Simple."

From the first line where Quinlan sings, "I suppose one, One, ONE...," we get that same tension she's able to build up with her voice. Again, the song combines folky elements (the acoustic guitars) with some Built To Spill-ish / Pavement-y indie rock (the quirky guitar solo) while even being kind of danceable at times.



"How Simple," according to the band, deals with learning about yourself and, maybe, not really liking everything you find out.

Hop Along have also announced a string of spring tour dates that will bring them to Philly for a hometown show at Union Transfer on 5/19 and to Brooklyn Steel on 5/30.

Hop Along on Tour

5/1: Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
5/2: Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
5/3: Boston, MA @ Royale
5/5: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
5/6: Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
5/7: Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
5/8: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
5/10: Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
5/11: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
5/12: Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
5/14: Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
5/15: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
5/19: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
5/30: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
6/1: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
6/2: Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont
6/3: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
6/5: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
6/6: Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
6/8: Toronto, ON @The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
6/9: Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
6/10: Chicago, IL @ Metro
6/12: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
6/13: St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
6/16: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
6/18: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
6/19: Austin, TX @ Barracuda
6/22: St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
6/23: Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar