Group

The Hopefuls

indie-pop group from Minneapolis, MN

From: United States
Since: present
Releases: 2

About

The Hopefuls, formerly known as The Olympic Hopefuls, were an indie-pop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hopefuls won both the Artist of the Year and Best Pop Artist awards at the 2005 Minnesota Music Awards.

From The Hopefuls on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Erik Appelwick now
Eric Fawcett now
John Hermanson now
Darren Jackson now

Discography

Albums 2

The Fuses Refuse to Burn 2004 Apple Music
Now Playing at the One-Seat Theatre 2008 Apple Music

Artist rename

Olympic Hopefuls now

Also known as

The Olympic Hopefuls

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 9e7bcf0f-4802-4876-b306-3c7a3e4e40c1

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.