''So Sudden'' is the debut album of

The Hush Sound The Hush Sound is an American indie pop band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band later changed its name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name. The band consists of Bob M ...

. It was first released independently during early 2005. It was re-released after the band signed to

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's independent record label.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Morris and

Greta Salpeter Greta Morgan Salpeter (born February 12, 1988), better known as Greta Morgan, is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, CA. Her career began in 2005 as singer/pianist of the Chicago-based band The Hush Sound. She later ...

, except where noted. #"City Traffic Puzzle" (3:29) #"Weeping Willow" (2:17) #"Crawling Towards the Sun" (2:57) #"The Artist" (3:36) #"Unsafe Safe" (3:34) #"Momentum" (3:32) #"Hourglass" (2:37) #"Echo" (4:59) #"My Apologies" (2:16) #"The Market" (Morris,

Chris Faller Chris Faller (born 1 May 1985 in Buffalo, NY) is the bassist of The Hush Sound and Company of Thieves. Faller provides vocals as well, along with bandmates Greta Salpeter Greta Morgan Salpeter (born February 12, 1988), better known as Greta ...

) (1:54) #"Tides Change" (1:22) #"Carry Me Home" (2:17) #"Eileen" (3:31)

Personnel

* Bob Morris -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

- bass,

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Darren Wilson -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, backing vocals *

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

, vocals

Recording

''So Sudden'' was recorded at

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Studios in Villa Park, IL with owner/engineer/producer Brian Zieske.
"The Artist", the fourth track, contains many allusions to

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's ''

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'', primarily the prologue. The thirteenth track, "Eileen", also contains an allusion to Robert Herrick’s poem "

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References

{{Reflist 2005 debut albums The Hush Sound albums Fueled by Ramen albums