Goodbye Blues is the third album by The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound

The Hush Sound was an indie quartet originating in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band later changed their name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name...

. It was released March 18, 2008 on Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

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/Decaydance and later debuted at #75 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 selling over 11,200 copies. The next week the album fell to #163.

Background

The band's third studio album, Goodbye Blues, was named one of the Most Anticipated Albums of 2008 by Alternative Press. "Goodbye Blues" was recorded in fall 2007 at North Hollywood's Fairfax Recordings with producer/engineer Kevin Augunas (Cold War Kids, Jon Brion) at the helm. With tracks such as "Honey" and "Medicine Man", The Hush Sound shows influence of blues, swing, and folk. The album is different than the band's last two albums, as Greta Salpeter takes over lead vocals on nine of the thirteen tracks.

Goodbye Blues was available for pre-order from January 29th, through The Hush Sound's official website. After preordering it, a free digital download of "Honey" is available.

On October 23, 2007, The Hush Sound posted a video on FriendsorEnemies.com featuring a list of songs they were working on.

Viral marketing

The Hush Sound has been using viral marketing

Viral marketing

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 to promote their new album along with a supporting spot on the Honda Civic Tour

Honda Civic Tour

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. One of these schemes used is the use of a person known as "The Medicine Man" who has been giving clues, such as song clips, videos, and images to its friends on MySpace, Friends or Enemies, and Sweet Tangerine. The Medicine Man has also sent a picture to Greta in the video for "Honey," as seen at the end.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 1:29
2. "Honey" - 3:39
3. "Medicine Man" - 3:23
4. "The Boys Are Too Refined" - 3:17
5. "Hurricane" - 3:12
6. "As You Cry" - 3:25
7. "Six" (Interlude) - 2:23
8. "Molasses" - 3:51
9. "That's Okay" - 3:18
10. "Not Your Concern" - 2:57
11. "Love You Much Better" - 3:17
12. "Hospital Bed Crawl" - 2:37
13. "Break the Sky" - 3:19

Bonus tracks

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• "You Are My Home" - 3:11
• "Pretty Down to Your Bones" - 3:11
• "The Making of Goodbye Blues" (video)
• "Wine Red" (music video)

Chart positions

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	75