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The Hopefuls, formerly known as The Olympic Hopefuls, are an indie-pop group from minneapolis, minnesota.
Darren Jackson and Erik Appelwick, (of Minnesota bands Kid Dakota and Vicious Vicious, respectively) began recording and performing under the name of Camaro in the early 2000’s. As their popularity on the Minneapolis music scene increased, they changed their names to The Olympic Hopefuls and were picked up by 2024 records, a local independent label. They released their debut album, The Fuses Refuse to Burn in 2005.
Due to a copyright dispute with the Olympic Games, the band shortened its name to the Hopefuls after the album was released.
The song “Let’s Go!” was featured on the second seasons of both The O.C. and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
In April of 2006, Applewick left The Hopefuls to play bass for Tapes ‘n Tapes.
The Hopefuls’ music is peppy, light, and often deliberately corny. They define their music as “fun music for fun times” and keep their songs upbeat and fast-paced. They often use xylophone fills, synthesizers, and hand claps to, as their webpage says, “keep heads bopping and asses shaking.”
On the album, Jackson and Applewick switch off writing and singing songs; Applewick sings the odd-numbered songs and Jackson sings the even-numbered. Their songs are typically about romance and the problems associated with it.
Official site: http://2024records.com/artistweb/thehopefuls/default.cfm
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Darren Jackson and Erik Appelwick, (of Minnesota bands Kid Dakota and Vicious Vicious, respectively) began recording and performing under the name of Camaro in the early 2000’s. As their popularity on the Minneapolis music scene increased, they changed their names to The Olympic Hopefuls and were picked up by 2024 records, a local independent label. They released their debut album, The Fuses Refuse to Burn in 2005.
Due to a copyright dispute with the Olympic Games, the band shortened its name to the Hopefuls after the album was released.
The song “Let’s Go!” was featured on the second seasons of both The O.C. and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
In April of 2006, Applewick left The Hopefuls to play bass for Tapes ‘n Tapes.
The Hopefuls’ music is peppy, light, and often deliberately corny. They define their music as “fun music for fun times” and keep their songs upbeat and fast-paced. They often use xylophone fills, synthesizers, and hand claps to, as their webpage says, “keep heads bopping and asses shaking.”
On the album, Jackson and Applewick switch off writing and singing songs; Applewick sings the odd-numbered songs and Jackson sings the even-numbered. Their songs are typically about romance and the problems associated with it.
Official site: http://2024records.com/artistweb/thehopefuls/default.cfm
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The Fuses Refuse to Burn
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armlessboxer wrote:
i wish i had a trust fund, i'd build a cabin in the woods
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philcha49 wrote:
i'm with you monkeymarc. though 'the fuses refuse to burn' is excellent NPATOST is a major leap forward and shows such maturity. why these guys don't get more plays i can't understand! not a dud track on the entire album, in fact on the entire two albums.
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Initializer wrote:
These guysa are awesome!
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monkeymarc wrote:
Now Playing At The One-Seat Theatre is such a great album
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patwoodward wrote:
Liz from Minneapolis hightlights The Hopefuls on AjiSignal today:) http://ajisignal.com/city-article/minnesota-music-festival
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Constantines wrote:
<3!
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Rift Magazine Review by Anthony Newes
8 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thehopefulsmusic
Three years after the release of their first record,
Minneapolis favorites have finally released their sophomore album,
‘Now Playing at the One-Seat Theatre’. It should come to no
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Rift Magazine Review by Anthony Newes
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8 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thehopefulsmusic
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g776655, heyjjj, Mr_Nov3mber and 2 other people added The Hopefuls to their libraries. October 2011
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Alainn tagged The Hopefuls with ‘spotify’. May 2011
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zeemunky added The Hopefuls to zeemunky’s library. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘Culture Bully Review by Pat O'Brien’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘Rift Magazine Review by Anthony Newes’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘iTunes, Finally!’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘Star Tribune: The Hopefuls are Refusing to Burn’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘New Song, New CD, CD Release Show @ First Ave - 12/20/08’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘Posters’. May 2011
- The Hopefuls posted a news item ‘RUPERT!’. May 2011
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