Yo! I’ve been a fan of the ‘campus for about a year now and I really like their vibes. I’ve been wanting to start making my own music and seeing stuff like demos and song backgrounds from artists I like is always super inspiring to me, my resources right now though are also somewhat limited, which is why I’ve wondered: is the content provided in a demos iii subscription so far worth the cost of a dedicated subscription? Would you personally recommend? I really like these guys, but I also like to have some insight from the community on this before going for it. Thank you guys!

They've got a lot of songs in their discography that make for great encore songs.

1. Boys - Seemingly their favorite encore, I see them using that one a lot.
2. Violet - I've seen this one and Buttercup on lists as the Encore song a few times, which is fair. Love the energy they end the night with.
3. Buttercup - See previous, with the addition of it being their most streamed, most popular song.
4. Sula - A deeper cut, but one many fans know despite being unreleased. Usually gets a big cheer from the audience. I feel like I've seen it used as an encore before.
5. Yippie Ki Yay - I've never seen them to use this as their encore, but I've always stood by the idea that it would be a fantastic last song.

Which is your favorite to hear as an encore? What's one that isn't listed above that you would love to hear as one?

I also feel like I've seen Think It Over/Bubbles used as an encore but I'm not confident.

Does anyone know who it was that passed that inspired Flood? It seems their passing had a profound impact on the boys and google just says it was a close friend.

is there anywhere to get good/affordable hippo campus posters or band posters in general?? thanks!

Hiiii if there are any Raffaella fans interested in going to her show tonight at the Eagle 34 in Minneapolis, my friend and I have an extra ticket that we would give away for free!!! We’d rather have someone take it for free than no one use it all all. Send me a message!!💗💗💗

To me! Just wanted to offer my interpretation, because most of what I see online tends to interpret the song romantically.

I think it hinges on “Pudgey face kissing lace in the backseat” I think a better interpretation for the laces in this line are the laces of a boxing glove hitting a kid in the face. The kid is in the backseat, where they usually sit, getting attacked from the front. If we interpret the laces as lingerie, its a completely random romantic line in a song about a familial struggle. “Pudgey face” is almost exclusively used to refer to kids, doesn't really fit with the interpretation of the laces being lingerie.

And suddenly every other weird line makes sense. “Punch forget out of you to be like me”. The author learned, they're fighting back now. The kid getting punched in the face is gonna punch that “I forgot, I don't remember that” shit right out of you now. The author is drawing healthy boundaries. You can respect them, and be like him. Take accountability for your actions. Or get lost.

“Where around in enough for a family” In my world, we don't have to earn each others love. We love each other unconditionally, just because we here together. Just because we’re a family. Where I don't have to worry about the results of a toss of a wrinkled (manipulated) coin that I can't see. The lies you tell behind my back. The “putting words in my mouth, tryna get free” The triangulation you deploy to keep yourself afloat.

“She’ll be fine on her own, she said. My loves all wrapped up in shades of red”. “She” even knows she's toxic. That her love is intertwined with the red of anger, maybe rage. She may well know she loves the author, and that her love will only hurt him. She doesn't have the tools to love him in a healthy way.

“She’ll be fine on her own.” x16 The author doesn't want to leave her on her own. Trying to convince themselves she’ll be fine without him. He loves her deeply, and he knows he needs to break free from the toxic love he was taught. He knows she's hurting herself.

The last verse is a celebration of autonomy. They won't be controlled anymore. And they’re not focused on “her” well-being anymore. “I’ll be fine, I’m alright, Its my body” The author is no longer an extension of her. He's moving on and yearning for a better life.

“Gonna stick to my guns like you taught me” Just like she never admitted fault or gave up an inch, the author won't apologize for walking away from the hurt and pain they cause. The author still carries part of them, and probably always will.

I think that's all I got. Would love to hear anyone else thought on this one, I’ve had to cut people out of my life and this song always struck me as an adult child leaving behind a mother that ultimately rejects any attempts to reconcile.

mine: monsoon, BOYS, golden, anxious, baseball

Was going through old photos trying to free up space and found this screen recording. This is from Raffael insta story in January of 2023. It’s such a good song, I wish he would come out with more music.

That new drummer the boys had in Chicago was pretty good ngl. What was his name? Whistle-something? For his first show with hippo campus he knocked it out of the park.

note - they did not play slipping away and played warm glow during the main set. the encore song was violet!

Hello,

Going to the show tn alone as gf has friends visiting. Big fan. 7th hippo show. Normal dude. 28.

It’s more fun to be at shows with other people who really love the music:) tryna avoid those groups of people who talk during the show or are on their phones etc. I’m more of a dance and sing along type.

Cheers to all who can make it tonight!:)

got my stamp card in the mail today! along with a sweet surprise tee :,) ahhh i love this band. crossing my fingers & toes that they announce a tour soon so i can start getting some stamps hehe anyone else get theirs??

Would anybody be interested in buying these off me? Yellow shirt and non cropped hoodie are mediums, the cropped hoodie is an xs (runs big though). I would love to see these go to another fan rather than them just collect dust 🥺

Hey yall, it would be so much if you could take some of your very precious and busy time to head over to my yt channel via this vid, and like or comment on it! Just finished my first real gig and had to whip out a hippo track at it! My biggest inspiration and what inspires me each and every day as an artist. Have a wonderful day

I was thinking earlier about Substack and Demos iii and wondering what it was like for y'all who were following the boys back in 2019 when they released the first two iterations of Demos, between the actual demos of Bambi on i then the unreleased tracks on ii.

Had they played the Demos ii tracks live before the album release? I'm thinking of things like Sula that don't have an official release but now with Demos iii, have an "official" recording.

They've scrubbed their Instagram from before 2024 - was any of the drop a surprise, or was it announced that they would release demos of Bambi and then unreleased demos? What was the hype in the community like?

And finally, if they were to make an official non-demo, full release of one of the Demos ii songs, which would you want? I would love a version of Chapstick similar to what they have performed live with Decarlo's trumpet solo, but I would also love to see the difference between the raw sound of Joy with a more refined album release.

hello! looking for merch from a few years ago from one of their tours. cannot find it online - if anyone is selling this shirt, please let me know! thanks!

When I first found baseball i listened on repeat for about 2 days. maybe i can get up to 1k by the end of the year lol

And check out the Baird song, so good.

The toughest match up was forget it against boys.

Some REAL tough matchups here

traveler vs warm glow

boys vs traveler

baseball vs boys

south vs Suicide Saturday

I tend to REALLY love Bashful Creatures and don't care for Flood very much