Hop Along is an American

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band from

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, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.

History

Hop Along began as an acoustic

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known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis in 2004, during

Frances Quinlan Christine Frances Quinlan (born May 7, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and visual artist best known for fronting Philadelphia indie rock band Hop Along. They have painted all the band's album art. Career Early life Quinlan ...

's senior year in high school. Quinlan released their debut album ''Freshman Year'' in the summer of 2005. Quinlan performed an acoustic solo act for several years as they honed their style. "I would envy ull ensemblesbecause I thought that a band inherently carries more energy than a person does solo. I suppose you could argue that point, but when I was playing by myself it was just out of necessity. I wanted to play and I just couldn’t seem to get a band together. I wanted to write and I didn’t want to wait for anybody." Three years after Quinlan's first album, their brother Mark joined the project as drummer, followed by bassist Tyler Long in 2009. After their new formation, the band's name was shortened to Hop Along. The band went on to release an EP, ''Wretches'', in 2009. They released their second full-length album ''Get Disowned'' on May 5, 2012, winning a highly positive critical response from the independent music press. Quinlan stated they wished to have the album produced by a friend as opposed to a stranger. The band approached Joe Reinhart of

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, who Quinlan had met through the Philadelphia

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scene, to produce the album. Reinhart was later added to the band's lineup on

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. In October 2014, Hop Along signed to indie rock label

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, which released the band's third full-length record, ''

Painted Shut ''Painted Shut'' is the third studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. It was co-produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello in at Headroom Studios, in Philadelphia and Fluxivity Studios in Brooklyn, and released on May 4, 2015. Back ...

'', on May 4, 2015. On January 22, 2018, the title and tracklisting of the band's fourth full-length record was revealed. The first single "How Simple" appeared on streaming sites the next day after a postcard vinyl was sent in the mail. The nine-track ''

Bark Your Head Off, Dog ''Bark Your Head Off, Dog'' is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. It was self-produced, written over the course of 2016 and 2017, recorded at The Headroom in Philadelphia during 2017, and released on April 6, 2018. Cr ...

'' was released on April 6, 2018. It was recorded by Joe Reinhart and Kyle Pulley at

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Members

Current Members *

- vocals, guitar (2005-present) *Mark Quinlan - drums (2009-present) *Tyler Long - bass (2009-present) *Joe Reinhart - guitar (2012-present) Other types of members *Dominic Angelella - guitar (2012) *Peter Helmis - album layout (2012) *Jacki Sulley - guitar, keyboard

Timeline

Discography

Albums

* ''Freshman Year'' (as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis) (2005) * ''

Get Disowned ''Get Disowned'' is Hop Along's second full-length album. It was released in March 2012 on Hot Green Records in the US and Big Scary Monsters in the UK/Europe. In 2016 it was reissued by Saddle Creek. Background and recording Hop Along approache ...

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2018)

EPs

* ''Songs of The Sea'' (as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis) (2004) * ''Is Something Wrong?'' (as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis) (2009) * ''Wretches'' (2009)

References

{{Authority control American folk rock groups Indie rock musical groups from Pennsylvania Musical groups from Philadelphia Musical groups established in 2004 Saddle Creek Records artists