Blooper (band)

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Blooper
Origin Seattle, Washington
Genres indie rock, indie pop, garage rock, surf rock
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsJigsaw Records, Manic Pop! [1]
Website facebook.com/bloopermusic
MembersAdriano Santi, Chris Mac, Chris Quirk
Past membersDarrin Ruder

Blooper is an American indie and garage rock band from Seattle, consisting of Adriano Santi, Chris Mac and Chris Quirk. The band plays a style of garage rock with strong surf music and powerpop influences. Blooper was formed in 2011 and have so far released 4 EPs.

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Background

The band started in 2011 as a solo project by Santi, who was soon joined by Quirk and original bassist Darrin Ruder. [2] This formation released the EPs "Go Away" (Ind., 2012), [3] "Long Distance" (Manic Pop!, 2013) [4] and "So Very Small" (Jigsaw, 2014), [5] [6] which garnered them attention in the local press and radio stations. [7] Ruder left the band for personal reasons at the end of 2014, being replaced by Chris Mac, formerly of Math and Physics Club. [8]

Members

Current members

Discography

EPs

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