So Sudden is the debut album of 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 first released independently during early 2005. It was re-released after the band signed to Decaydance Records

Decaydance Records

Decaydance Records is a record label based in New York City. Originally founded as an imprint of Fueled by Ramen, it is now an independent record label owned by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and partners. The first band Wentz signed to the label was Panic! at the Disco...

, Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...

's Pete Wentz's independent record label.

Track listing

1. "City Traffic Puzzle" (3:29)
2. "Weeping Willow" (2:17)
3. "Crawling Towards the Sun" (2:57)
4. "The Artist" (3:36)
5. "Unsafe Safe" (3:34)
6. "Momentum" (3:32)
7. "Hourglass" (2:37)
8. "Echo" (4:59)
9. "My Apologies" (2:16)
10. "The Market" (1:54)
11. "Tides Change" (1:22)
12. "Carry Me Home" (2:17)
13. "Eileen" (3:31)

Recording

So Sudden was recorded at The Gallery of Carpet Studios in Villa Park, IL with owner/engineer/producer Brian Zieske.


The Artist, track 4, contains many allusions to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Mainly the prologue. The song Eileen, track 13, also contains an allusion to Robert Herrick’s poem “To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time”.