It's Official: The Hush Sound Is Back!

Yes, my friends. One of the most influential bands on my teen years has finally come back together to release their first new material in five years. I can't even begin to explain how excited this makes me. So why don't we just move right into it?

Over the past few days, The Hush Sound have been pushing their new material across various websites -- a soundcloud link here and a behind-the-scenes YouTube look there. This new material had dropped seemingly out of nowhere. All we had to go on were eye witness accounts from their recent tour.

Then it dropped. The new double A-side single (they call a 7 inch) has been dropped on the fanbase available exclusively via their official website. The band has become known for switching up their sound from album to album (from indie to jaunty to blues), so it's no surprise that the new material is of a genre we haven't heard from them yet.

The two tracks "Not at Stranger" and "Scavenger" offer up a much more raw and indie feel than we've seen from the group before. The first of the tracks focuses on Bob on vocals while the second moves on to showcase Greta. The group is known for it's dual vocalists, and it's nice to see this carry over to the new era.

Also announced exclusively on a site called The A.V. Club was a full list of their upcoming East Coast/Midwest tour (as well as a SoundCloud link of "Not A Stranger"). The dates are as follows:

May 14—Webster Hall—New York, New York
May 15—Theatre Of The Living Arts—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 16—Royale—Boston, Massachusetts
May 17—9:30 Club—Washington, DC
May 18—Amos Southend—Charlotte, North Carolina
May 19—The Loft—Atlanta, Georgia
May 21—The Social—Orlando, Florida
May 22—Culture Room—Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 23—The State Theatre—St. Petersburg, Florida
May 25—Trees—Dallas, Texas
May 26—Fitzgerald’s—Houston, Texas
May 27—The Parish—Austin, Texas
May 29—Firebird—St. Louis, Missouri
May 30—Blue Note—Columbia, Missouri
June 1—Mill City Nights—Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 2—The Rave—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 4—Metro—Chicago, Illinois
June 5—A&R Music Bar—Columbus, Ohio
June 6—Altar Bar—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 8—Grog Shop—Cleveland, Ohio

Guess who is going to the May 29 St. Louis show!