Bad Bad Hats

Kerry Alexander grew up in Birmingham, Alabama but moved to Florida when she was 15. She and Chris Hoge met while they were students at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota after finding each other's music on Myspace. Alexander had been performing "scrappy folk originals" and acoustic covers of "All the Small Things" by Blink-182 at solo-acoustic shows on campus. They initially joined forces to perform a duet. Once Alexander heard Hoge playing drums, she wanted to start a band, which they did in 2010. Psychic Reader received positive reviews and resulted in more high-profile gigs, opening for bands such as Third Eye Blind and Margaret Glaspy. In 2019, the band performed at South by Southwest. Bad Bad Hats released a self-titled fourth album on April 12, 2024. ==Reception==

The band's music has been described as indie, pop-punk, folk, classic pop, influences by "90s rock simplicity and pop-punk frivolity." Alexander's lyrics have been described as relatable, sincere, subtle, honest, unpredictable, and powerful. Critics in Rolling Stone said that Lightning Round reflects the same blend of indie-pop, folk, and rock, but is even more refined and polished than Psychic Reader and has a "mid-tempo groove," and a richly-produced synth-pop sound reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk. ==Band members==

Studio albums EPs ==References==