Blooper
OriginSeattle, Washington
Genresindie rock, indie pop, garage rock, surf rock
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsJigsaw Records, Manic Pop![1]
MembersAdriano Santi, Chris Mac, Chris Quirk
Past membersDarrin Ruder
Websitefacebook.com/bloopermusic

Blooper is an American indie and garage rock band from Seattle, consisting of Adriano Santi, Chris Mac and Chris Quirk. The band plays a style of garage rock with strong surf music and powerpop influences. Blooper was formed in 2011 and have so far released 4 EPs.

Background

The band started in 2011 as a solo project by Santi, who was soon joined by Quirk and original bassist Darrin Ruder.[2] This formation released the EPs "Go Away" (Ind., 2012),[3] "Long Distance" (Manic Pop!, 2013)[4] and "So Very Small" (Jigsaw, 2014),[5][6] which garnered them attention in the local press and radio stations.[7] Ruder left the band for personal reasons at the end of 2014, being replaced by Chris Mac, formerly of Math and Physics Club.[8]

Members

Current members
  • Adriano Santi – Guitar and Vocals
  • Chris Mac – Bass Guitar and Vocals [8]
  • Chris Quirk – Drums

Discography

EPs
  • Ballard Ave. EP (July 2011, Independent)
  • Go Away (May 2012, Independent)
  • Long Distance (January 2013, Manic Pop! Records)
  • So Very Small (July 2014, Jigsaw Records)

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Andrew. "For The Records". The Stranger. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Webb, Jacob. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Secret Song". KEXP. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gospe, Andrew. "Blooper Churns Out Infectiously Fuzzy Power-Pop on Go Away". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hathorn, Jackson. "Underage". The Stranger.
  5. ↑ Gompers, Sijmon (14 June 2014). "WEEK IN POP: BLOOPER, DESERT SHARKS, DINERS, PAINTED ZEROS". Impose. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Interrante, Scott. "Premiere: Blooper "Coming Home"". The Absolute. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Pritchard, Matt. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Tinted Windows". KEXP. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Blooper: Loin d'une mauvaise prise!". Tweendie. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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