The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound一開始是由Bob Morris(guitar)和Greta Salpeter(piano/guitar)組成，Greta Salpeter從三歲就開始學習古典鋼琴，后來經過朋友介紹認識了Morris，兩人發現致趣相同，盡管一個7年級，一個10年級，但兩人還是一有空就做自己的音樂，在2004年寒假，兩個開始正式寫歌，并起了個名字叫"The hush" ，而"sound"是兩個覺得可能叫出來會更上口最后才加上的。隨著深入，兩人覺得“二重唱”沒意思，就決定在招兩個人組成個“四重唱”，Darren Wilson (drums)、Chris Faller (bass)就是在這種情況下加入的。Faller更是放棄了另外兩個樂隊的邀請，最后加入The Hush Sound，使得樂隊最后完整。“四重唱”（每個人都是歌唱的一份子）兩個月后在自己的錄音室完成了小樣，兩個晚上居然賣出了300多張！這引起了Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy發起人)注意并把他們簽下自己旗下Decaydance。隨后他們重新發布了那張小樣并起名“So Sudden”。2006年樂隊發行第二張專輯 “Like Vines” The Hush Sound提供了一種不同于以往那種單一的飽和rock場景，這種indie-folk-pop-rock風格崩發出充滿詭異的吉他即興片段、振奮的鋼琴部分、層次分明的男女重唱。這種風格難以歸納，但卻是最原始最充滿想像的，影響樂隊的范圍從Paul Simon到The Shins到The Format…… What began as random jam sessions between friends Bob Morris (guitar) and Greta Salpeter (piano/guitar) eventually grew into the Chicago indie pop quartet the Hush Sound. A classically trained pianist since age three, Salpeter was introduced to Morris by mutual friends when they were in seventh and tenth grade, respectively. The two played together whenever free time would allow, and by winter 2004/2005 they had seriously begun writing songs. Originally called "the Hush" ("Sound" was added later upon discovering a rapper shared their name) the two ultimately decided to expand their acoustic duo to include drums and bass. Morris got in contact with friends from the local Chicago scene, Darren Wilson (drums) and Chris Faller (bass), who were both looking for a new band to play with. Wilson was onboard first, but it wasn't until watching a tape of the trio's first performance that Faller decided to join as well. Impressed by what he saw, Faller quit his other two bands and solidified the Hush Sound's lineup in February 2005. The quartet (of which all members share vocal duties) hit the studio a month later to record their debut full-length, So Sudden. Self-releasing the record, the band initially sold 300 copies in only two nights, which helped build them a strong local following. Songs on their purevolume page next impressed Pete Wentz (bassist and de facto spokesman for Fall Out Boy), who signed the band to his Fueled by Ramen imprint, Decaydance, in July 2005. So Sudden was then re-released that October. Their sophomore effort, Like Vines, appeared in June 2006, expanding upon the band's sweetly melodic piano-tinkering pop and paving the way for tour dates alongside Panic! at the Disco. The Hush Sound retreated to North Hollywood at the end of 2007 to work on a third studio album, and Goodbye Blues arrived the following spring.