Montreal's Hooper Has Dropped His Jangly Debut LP - Super Duper

Super Duper, the debut LP from Hooper, feels like a record that has been lived in long before it ever reached tape. It is his most intentional and fully realized work yet, drawing from the melodic, story-rich tradition of ’60s singer-songwriters and filtering it through a scrappy, imperfect ’90s lens. The result is warm, worn-in, and deeply human, with songs that feel both carefully crafted and effortlessly loose. Recorded mostly live off the floor at Montreal’s Mixart Studios, a space that hums with the spirit of decades past, the album captures the magic of musicians simply playing together in a room. There is a strong sense of place in every track, shaped by Hooper’s journey from coastal BC to Toronto and now into Montreal’s tight-knit indie scene, where collaboration and community pulse through the record.

Across Super Duper, Hooper finds a voice that is both searching and self-assured, balancing gritty, hooky moments with softer, more reflective turns. Tracks like “Roxton” anchor the album in memory, drawing from a real Toronto street and unfolding like a hazy snapshot of love, stillness, and future longing during uncertain times. The tension between past and possibility runs throughout the record, creating a nostalgia for moments you may not have lived alongside a quiet hope for what lies ahead. It is this push and pull between edge and melody, restlessness and belonging, that gives Super Duper its heart and positions Hooper as an artist not just finding his footing but carving out a space that feels entirely his own.