Blooper (band) explained

Blooper
Origin:	Seattle, Washington
Genre:	indie rock, indie pop, garage rock, surf rock
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Jigsaw Records, Manic Pop!^[1]
Current Members:	Adriano Santi, Chris Mac, Chris Quirk
Past Members:	Darrin Ruder

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
• 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)

External links

• Official Site
• Bandcamp
• Official Facebook page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew. Hall. For The Records. The Stranger. May 19, 2017.
2. Web site: Jacob . Webb . Song of the Day: Blooper – Secret Song . . April 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419162909/http://blog.kexp.org/2012/06/15/song-of-the-day-blooper-secret-song/ . April 19, 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: Andrew . Gospe . Blooper Churns Out Infectiously Fuzzy Power-Pop on Go Away . . April 7, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420131927/http://www.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2012/05/blooper_churns_out_infectiousl.php . April 20, 2016 .
4. Web site: Jackson . Hathorn . Underage . The Stranger.
5. Web site: Sijmon . Gompers . WEEK IN POP: BLOOPER, DESERT SHARKS, DINERS, PAINTED ZEROS. 14 June 2014 . Impose . April 7, 2016.
6. Web site: Scott . Interrante . Premiere: Blooper "Coming Home". The Absolute. April 7, 2016.
7. Web site: Matt . Pritchard . Song of the Day: Blooper – Tinted Windows . . April 7, 2016.
8. Web site: Blooper: Loin d'une mauvaise prise!. Tweendie. April 7, 2016.