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. Led by Chad Crouch, the owner/operator of Hush Records.

History

The band formed in 1999, to perform at a wedding reception. Mixing jazz, rock, bossa nova and pop music, the band released debut album ''Nice'' in 2000. In 2001 Corrina Repp and

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writer Chris Dahlen as Crouch's "most compelling album".Dahlen, Chris (2005)
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Members

*Chad Crouch - Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Programming * Gregory Lind - Drums *Jez Miller - Bass *Ross Seligman - Guitar *Dave Depper - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Keys *Mike Johnson - Rhodes Piano, Piano, Vocals, Keys * Corrina Repp - Vocals *

- Vocals

Discography

Albums

*''Nice'' - (2000, Hush Records) *''Move'' (2002, Hush Records) *''Cultural Norms'' (2004, Hush Records) *''The Love/Love Translation'' (2006, Hush Records)

EPs

*Blanket Music/Noise for Pretend - ''Split EP'' (2001, Hush Records)

References

External links

Hush Records official websiteBlanket Music artist page on Hush Records
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