Evokingtheocean and guided bythespirit of travel,TheHipAbductionpilot a sonicexpedition past genre barriers.The band isthemoniker for singer/songwriter David Newwho writes and produces music in between travel excursions and touring. Live showsmorph into a versatile musical ensemble consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Powers(bass), Justino Walker (guitar, vocals, ngoni), and Cody Moore (keys, sax); each of whomhave a mutual appreciation for African (Afrobeat/Soukous/Malian Blues), Reggae, andAmerican (jam/electronic/indie) music. Since 2012,theband has played almost everynoteworthy music festival inthecountry, has landed major TV/Movie syncs and Sirius Xmradio spins, have 750k+ mo listeners on Spotify, have provided direct cross country toursupport for artists like Dirty Heads, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid,TheRevivalists, and who’shighly energized live show have landedthe5-piece a sizable fanbase acrosstheUS andCanada