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I happened upon this band a couple of months ago while scanning the show calendar for the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. I found their first full-length album “Get Disowned” on Spotify, clicked play, and then got back to work. For a few minutes, the songs clipped along in the background — gritty in some moments, melodic in others. Interesting, but very much in the background. It wasn’t until the back half of track 4, “No Good Al Joad,” that the album gripped my attention. After fading into silence, the band's female singer, Frances Quinlan, rattles off about 90 seconds of my favorite vocals in a while. I saved the album on Spotify and have been listening a ton ever since.
I’ve since learned that Hop Along signed to Saddle Creek Records last year and released their second album, “Painted Shut,” just a few weeks ago. It sounds great, but I plan on taking in their first album a bit longer before diving into the new one completely. That's why I’m playing "Get Disowned" for Album of the Week this week.
Here’s a bit more about the album, via The Needle Drop:
Get Disowned is a musically rich, instrumentally complicated record despite the band’s power trio lineup, boasting unpredictable time signatures and song structures that consistently surprise. Twinkly guitar riffs blend with synths, power chords, and singer Frances Quinlan’s evocative vocals for a disorienting and whimsical listen. Quinlan’s gritty, wildly versatile voice is the real highlight here, along with her lyrics, which carefully balance silliness with more serious themes. With her unique knack for oddball melodies, this record is a fun trip that begs to be sung along with. Highlights include the second track “Tibetan Pop Stars,” on which Quinlan gleefully admits, “I’m gonna be creeping on you so hard.”
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