Panic! At The Disco’s Ryan Ross just so happened to fall in love with their sound early on and passed the word to Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (who oversees Decaydance) and his bandmate Patrick Stump (who wound up sitting in the co-producer’s chair alongside Sean O’Keefe). Scoring a record deal with the Fueled By Ramen imprint so soon was indeed an impressive feat, but then again it helped to have roots in a previously signed band, along with friends in high places. In fact the gel seemed to stick so well within three months of forming, the group released So Sudden (also on Decaydance) in late 2005. It was really refreshing and exciting and then Darren and Chris came into the picture to round it out.” “She’s really good at piano and singing and it worked out because we had a bunch of ideas. “Greta and I have been friends for a really long time and she was always the person who made me feel better when I was bummed out about a band,” Morris continues, referencing his parting with The Audition. The rhythm section is rounded out by bassist Chris Faller and drummer Darren Wilson, who add a certain sense of liveliness and punch to the singers’ diversity. There’s also the vocal interplay of Morris with pianist Greta Salpeter, who adds a feminine touch to the group’s more aggressive nuances. Though those influences aren’t especially overbearing on The Hush Sound’s Like Vines (Decaydance), there is a certain sense of swooning groove, sunny harmonies, and a summertime feel. Rather than strolling the punk, emo, or indie aisles, Morris is a fan of all things old school, from Motown to The Zombies and Beach Boys to Elvis Costello. “We created some buzz together and it was a lot of fun, but I love older music and it’s too different from what I love.” “The Audition is a cool band and are still really good friends of mine, it just wasn’t for me,” he asserts. Most of that had to do with Morris’ time in The Audition (dance/pop/punkers who’ve since joined Victory Records) and the fanbase carryover, though he’s quick to point out the bands are nothing alike. Unlike most area start-ups desperate for the limelight while battling it out among fellow suburban bands, The Hush Sound were cut from a somewhat different cloth. “Since there’s less going on, you can get a bunch of people to follow a band for a long time, even if it’s hard at the beginning.” “We pretty much grew up in the most Pleasantville area you could think of where we had a big group of people’s support,” explains vocalist/guitarist Bob Morris via phone from home (Bensenville to be exact). Though members of The Hush Sound had already experimented with other musical entities before teaming up, their pop/rock/folk fusion has already added some spice to their respective towns of Bensenville, Oak Brook, Bloomingdale, and Glen Ellyn. The suburbs can be a dismal place to hang out from the teens to early 20s, but then again, they can also be the perfect grounds for a band hoping to beat the boredom.
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