Backseat Goodbye
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Backseat Goodbye is the stage and recording name of pop-folk
singer-songwriter
Chad Sugg.
in August 2004. Born in Clarksville
, Sugg currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee
.
His music has been described as "brilliant upbeat acoustic folk you can sing along, and listen to all day." and ""Feel good pop music that's deeper than what you're used to..."
As of 2009, Sugg has self-released 4 EPs, all of which he recorded and produced himself at his home studio. All of them, except "The Wonder" are actually full-length, but are called EP because they are only a collection of songs without any concept. His first full length album "Dressed Up Like Dreams" was released through a distribution deal with The Militia Group
. He has also self-released a limited pressing of a holiday EP and a holiday album.
Pop-folk
Pop-folk is the umbrella term for the popular musical genres originating in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that are characteristic by the fusion of commercial folk music and "nightclub" music. The term is used alternatively for Turbo-folk and Chalga and is mostly used in Bulgaria...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Chad Sugg.
Career
Chad started the solo-project his freshman year at Middle Tennessee State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....
in August 2004. Born in Clarksville
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...
, Sugg currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
His music has been described as "brilliant upbeat acoustic folk you can sing along, and listen to all day." and ""Feel good pop music that's deeper than what you're used to..."
As of 2009, Sugg has self-released 4 EPs, all of which he recorded and produced himself at his home studio. All of them, except "The Wonder" are actually full-length, but are called EP because they are only a collection of songs without any concept. His first full length album "Dressed Up Like Dreams" was released through a distribution deal with The Militia Group
The Militia Group
-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...
. He has also self-released a limited pressing of a holiday EP and a holiday album.
Albums
- The Good Years (2010)
- Dressed Up Like Dreams (2008)
- Stay Young, Don't Trust Anyone (2011)
EPs
- The Wonder EP (2010)
- Good Morning, Sunshine (2007)
- Nightmares Are For Dreamers (2006)
- Rain Rain Go Away (2006)
- Blue Moon, Yellow Eyes (2006)
- White (2005)
Singles
- Moons (2010)
- Letdown of the Year (2010)
- 1996 (2010)
- "Summer" (2009)
- The Great Unknown (2009)
- Play Three Again (2007)
- Red Balloon (2007)
- Technicolor Eyes (2006)