Chicago represent!
(Not that I knew they were from Chicago... I found that out after looking them up.)
Apparently The Hush Sound is on indefinite hiatus while the members pursue independent projects. The female singer is fronting another band called Gold Motel. Thought you might like to know
I can't say the music stands out to me, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless
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Since the idea of this thread is to expose people to musicians they may not have otherwise heard of, I ran my last.fm profile through the
Obscurometer to find the most obscure artist I listen to. Unfortunately, it only checks the top 50 artists of the 2,189 in my library, so there are probably other equally obscure artists that it isn't showing me. I'm sure I'll come back here with more suggestions anyway.
With that said, I present
Greg Weeks. You need to be in a particular mood to appreciate the music - it can be incredibly lethargic - but it's perfect when you're in the right mental space.
I had a hard time picking out which song to post, but I've settled on "The One True Song" from his album
Awake Like Sleep. It sounds exactly like the album title would have you believe. If you'd like to hear more, including some of the more trippy songs as well as Greg Weeks' psychedelic folk band, Espers, check out my upcoming blog entry (link coming as soon as it's finished).
If you like Greg Weeks' music and want to buy it... too bad!
Not really, but it's pretty difficult to find some of his albums.
His website is very basic and still focuses on
Awake Like Sleep, even though it came out in 2001 and he has released 3 albums since then. I've yet to find a place to buy a physical copy of
Awake Like Sleep, but
Blood Is Trouble is available through
Barnes & Noble while
The Hive and
Slightly West are available through
(physical copy or mp3 download).