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“Simple Season” is the fifth track of Hippo Campus' debut LP. The track was inspired by a friend of band member Nathan Stocker. Nathan spoke about this friend in an article, “Nathan Stocker’s Best Birthday Gift.” “I got this letter on my birthday. The friend who gave it to me was someone I met in high school… I was in instrumental, just playing music all day, and she was in the theater track. I don’t remember the first time we met—but she’s an incredible writer Read more on Last.fm.

Hippo Campus was formed in 2013 by Jake Luppen (lead vocals & guitar), Nathan Stocker (lead guitar & vocals), Zach Sutton (bass & keys) and Whistler Allen (drums & vocals) after the four-piece met at the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. Their first EP was released that same year, but was taken down when 2015 EPs Bashful Creatures and South was dropped. The band's first LP, landmark was released in early 2017, and was followed by warm glow (EP). During this time, DeCarlo Jackson (trumpet, bass & percussion), who had been in a band with Nathan and Whistler in high school, started touring with the band. In 2018, the band released their second LP, Bambi. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.