Blooper (band)

Blooper
Blooper
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genres	indie rock, indie pop, garage rock, surf rock
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Jigsaw Records, Manic Pop!
Members	Adriano Santi, Chris Mac, Chris Quirk
Past members	Darrin Ruder
Website	facebook.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[edit]

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[edit]

Current members

Adriano Santi – Guitar and Vocals
Chris Mac – Bass Guitar and Vocals ^[8]
Chris Quirk – Drums

Discography[edit]

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[edit]

^ Hall, Andrew. "For The Records". The Stranger. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^ Webb, Jacob. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Secret Song". KEXP. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ 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.
^ Hathorn, Jackson. "Underage". The Stranger.
^ Gompers, Sijmon (14 June 2014). "WEEK IN POP: BLOOPER, DESERT SHARKS, DINERS, PAINTED ZEROS". Impose. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ Interrante, Scott. "Premiere: Blooper "Coming Home"". The Absolute. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ Pritchard, Matt. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Tinted Windows". KEXP. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Blooper: Loin d'une mauvaise prise!". Tweendie. Retrieved April 7, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

[manicpop-1] Hall, Andrew. "For The Records". The Stranger. Retrieved May 19, 2017.

[kexp-1-2] Webb, Jacob. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Secret Song". KEXP. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[seattleweekly-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.

[stranger-1-4] Hathorn, Jackson. "Underage". The Stranger.

[impose-5] Gompers, Sijmon (14 June 2014). "WEEK IN POP: BLOOPER, DESERT SHARKS, DINERS, PAINTED ZEROS". Impose. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[absolute-6] Interrante, Scott. "Premiere: Blooper "Coming Home"". The Absolute. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[kexp-2-7] Pritchard, Matt. "Song of the Day: Blooper – Tinted Windows". KEXP. Retrieved April 7, 2016.

[tweendie-8] "Blooper: Loin d'une mauvaise prise!". Tweendie. Retrieved April 7, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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