LP3 (Hippo Campus album)

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LP3
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
Genre
Length33:46
Label Grand Jury
Producer Caleb Hinz
Hippo Campus chronology
Good Dog, Bad Dream
(2021)
LP3
(2022)
Wasteland
(2023)
Singles from LP3
  1. "Boys"
    Released: October 18, 2021 [1]
  2. "Semi Pro"
    Released: November 30, 2021
  3. "Ride or Die"
    Released: January 11, 2022 [2]
  4. "Bang Bang"
    Released: February 1, 2022 [3]
LP3 ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]

LP3 is the third studio album by American rock band Hippo Campus. It was released on February 4, 2022, through Grand Jury Music.

Contents

Background

LP3 was first announced on October 18, 2021, alongside the release of its lead single "Boys". [9] The album explores themes such as sexuality, long-distance relationships, mortality, and self-identity. [10] [3] [11] In an interview with Finlay Holden from The Line of Best Fit , band members Jake Luppen and Nathan Stocker noted that the album was something of a "return to form," as interpersonal and creative clashes lead to their previous studio album, Bambi , departing from their vision of the core of the band. [12] Holden himself commented that the individual experimentation and creative release of Bambi was crucial for the band's development, from which "a newfound perspective blossomed."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Whistler Allen, and Zach Sutton.

LP3 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."2 Young 2 Die"3:40
2."Blew Its"2:57
3."Ashtray"2:34
4."Bang Bang"2:54
5."Semi Pro"3:02
6."Ride or Die"3:30
7."Scorpio"3:15
8."Listerine"3:12
9."Boys"4:13
10."Understand"4:28
Total length:33:46

Personnel

Hippo Campus

Additional contributors

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