Hoops is on an upwards slope. After receiving a lot of love for their self-titled EP, the Indiana rock band has returned to announce their debut album, Routines, which comes out May 5 via Fat Possum. That record's short and sweet first single, "Rules," is premiering today on The FADER.

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"Rules" is an expressionist, blissed-out pop song. Airy, uptempo guitars float on the surface, accompanied by bouncy bass and complex drum work. "We tried to mix things up a little more with these songs than we did with our other releases, but we still wanted this one to be a true-to-form guitar banger compacted into a short timeframe," Hoops told The FADER via email. "We always have a lot of fun taking a big, loud, song like this one and making it more concise. Drum machines are also sick.”

Stream "Rules" below, and check out the band's North American tour dates, too.