Hippo Campus successfully develop their sound on third outing LP3

However, the Minnesota-based band’s transition to a more experimental way of making music doesn’t provide a leeway for them to become more vague and ambiguous, rather, they have gotten more personal in LP3, often seen to be shouting out their deepest darkest thoughts. “Boys”, one of the more upbeat tracks, uses its happy façade to distract us from the feeling of loss, and the overwhelming realisation that you don’t exactly belong in the party scene anymore. Therefore, its nature of a light existential crisis is prevalent. “Kissing boys, missing work / Got hungover from your words / Same New York, it’s the worst / All these nights are a blur / Going broke, make it rain / Ain’t got nobody to blame / All this time down the drain / I’m the best at insane,” are repeated during the song as it steeps into the listener's psyche, as it most definitely will relate to many in a similar position.

LP3 uses a smooth development through the passage of the album, yet, the feeling of despair, being lost and ultimately optimism and faith are felt in every sliver of the record. The feeling of acceptance of who you are seems to get stronger with every song that passes through, cultivating at the end. Because as the album comes to a close, “Understand” gives off the bittersweet feeling of love, hope and the dark thoughts that can be intertwined with these overwhelmingly positive feelings. Yet, this grand finale feels like a resolution, and even if nothing is crystal clear, the future of possibilities is linked within a world of love and change.