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Hopeless Otis is a punk band from New York City that writes songs about positivity, perseverance, and solutions. Hopeless Otis formed in 2009 with Joe Dorane on guitar and lead vocals, Larry Spahn playing bass and also doing some vocals, and Eddie Kalinowski on drums. With the original lineup, Hopeless Otis released two albums and one EP; A Better Place to Be (2011), Blueprints for Victory EP (2014), and Dangerfield (2016). At the end of 2016, Eddie Kalinowski left the band and was replaced by Mike Paladino on drums and in 2017 Joe Dorane left Hopeless Otis with Mac McInerney replacing him on guitar and Larry Spahn taking over lead vocals. Larry Spahn co-founded Knuckle Down Records in 2017 and the following year Hopeless Otis would release the album, Still Out Here (2018), on the label. In 2020 Mac McInerney would depart Hopeless Otis to be replaced by Oscar Arias on guitar. The band would release their fourth full-length album, Until the Floor Caves In (2021), on Knuckle Down Records in 2021. Hopeless Otis followed up in just a year, releasing Leave It All Behind (2022) also on Knuckle Down Records. In 2023, Oscar Arias would leave the band to be replaced by Matt Liester on guitar.