Hop Along

Hop Along
Frances Quinlan performing, 2012
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Grunge folk,alternative rock, anti-folk, freak folk, acoustic rock, indie rock, folk punk, punk rock, emo
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Saddle Creek, Hot Green, Salinas
Associated acts	Algernon Cadwallader
Website	hopalong.bandcamp.com
Members	Frances Quinlan Mark Quinlan Tyler Long Joe Reinhart
Past members	Jacki Sulley Dominic Angelella Peter Helmis

Hop Along is an indie folk-rock band from Philadelphia, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.

Hop Along began as an acoustic freak folk solo project known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis in 2004, during Frances Quinlan's senior year in high school. This led to the release of the album Freshman Year in the summer of 2005.

Quinlan performed an acoustic solo act for several years as she honed her style. "I would envy [full ensembles] because I thought that a band inherently carries more energy than a person does solo. I suppose you could argue that point, but when I was playing by myself it was just out of necessity. I wanted to play and I just couldn’t seem to get a band together. I wanted to write and I didn’t want to wait for anybody."

Three years after her first album, Quinlan's brother Mark joined the project as drummer, followed by bassist Tyler Long in 2009. In light of the new formation, the name was shortened, possibly to better reflect the change from solo project to full band. Hop Along went on to release an EP, Wretches, in 2009, and a full-length LP entitled Get Disowned on May 5, 2012, winning a highly positive critical response from the independent music press. In October 2014, Hop Along signed to indie rock label Saddle Creek Records, which released the band's third full-length record, Painted Shut, on May 4, 2015 to wider acclaim.