Hush Kids is an American

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band from

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, formed in 2018 by

Jill Andrews Jill Andrews is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. She co-founded the indie folk/alt-country band The Everybodyfields, leaving in 2009 to pursue a solo career. In 2018, she co-founded the duo Hush Kids with Peter Gro ...

and Peter Groenwald. The group released a self-titled album on October 26th that was produced by Ian Fitchuk.

Career

Prior to the duo formation, Andrews and Groenwald had long been known for their personal musical projects, with Andrews as a founding member of The Everybodyfields and Groenwald as a collaborator with various artists like

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and

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. The duo met through their respective publishers in 2014 and have been called the “songwriting blind date that paid off.” Although the union was created a few years later, their first writing session proved fruitful when “What’s Your Hurry” was written. That same song eventually landed on ''Hush Kids'', their self-titled debut album, four years later. Groenwald told

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, “Jill was the one who said, 'and we should start a band!' I felt like I couldn't say no, because she clearly has a lot going on and it's her idea to do this. I had to say yes.”

Members

* Jill Andrews (vocals,

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) * Peter Groenwald (vocals,

, piano)

Discography

* ''Hush Kids'' (2018) * ''Weatherman'' (2021)

References

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External links

Official website
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