Greta Morgan Salpeter (born February 12, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, California. Her career began in 2005 as singer/pianist of the Chicago-based band

the Hush Sound The Hush Sound is an American indie pop band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Initially named "The Hush," the band changed its name to "The Hush Sound" due to the discovery of a rapper with the same name. The band consists of Bob Morris ...

. She later formed the band

Gold Motel Gold Motel is an American, Chicago-based project, featuring singer Greta Morgan of The Hush Sound. The band consists of Morgan (vocals, keys, songs), Eric Hehr (guitar, songs), Dan Duszynski (guitar, vocals, songs), and features Matt Minx (ba ...

, whose debut album was released on June 1, 2010. Since 2014, she performs under the name Springtime Carnivore and has released two albums.

Music career

Morgan began learning piano at a young age, studying classical music. She first met Bob Morris, guitarist/vocalist in 2001. The two started playing together and created the Hush Sound, later recruiting

Chris Faller Chris Faller (born 1 May 1985 in Buffalo, NY) is the bassist of The Hush Sound and Company of Thieves. Faller provides vocals as well, along with bandmates Greta Salpeter, Robert Morris Robert or Bob Morris may refer to: :''Ordered chronolog ...

on bass and Darren Wilson on drums. She was 16 when she began touring with the Hush Sound. In 2009, Morgan began recording material with the band Gold Motel. Together with

La Sera La Sera was an American indie rock band formed by Katy Goodman, the bassist for Vivian Girls, in 2010. They have released four albums and toured internationally. History La Sera, whose name means "the evening" in Italian, started in 2010, with ...

's Katy Goodman, Morgan formed the duo Books of Love; they released the song "Space Time" in 2013. In 2012, Morgan began working on a solo project called Springtime Carnivore and recorded a six-track EP, which was self-released in September of that year. In November 2014, she released a self-titled album through Autumn Tone Records. It was followed by a tour in early 2015 as support to

the Dodos The Dodos are an American indie rock band, consisting of guitarist and singer Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area, the duo has released eight studio albums over a fifteen-year span since their for ...

. In early 2016, Morgan again got together with Goodman and recorded a number of punk rock covers with 1960s pop arrangements. It was released in August 2016 as ''Take It, It's Yours'' through Polyvinyl'','' and described by Pitchfork as "one of the comfiest cover-sets in recent memory". On October 7, 2016, her project Springtime Carnivore released their second album, ''Midnight Room''. In 2018, Morgan joined the new live line-up of

Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend are an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chr ...

on keyboards, guitar and vocals. Morgan is also a distant relative of Vampire Weekend vocalist

Ezra Koenig Ezra Michael Koenig ( ; born April 8, 1984) is an American musician, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additionally, Koenig is the creator of the ...

. As well as being a

vocalist Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

, Morgan has also been known to play the guitar, bass guitar, and drums. In 2025, she published a memoir, ''The Lost Voice,'' in which she chronicles how COVID-19 left her unable to sing.

Discography

Albums

As Springtime Carnivore

* ''Midnight Room'' (2016) * ''Springtime Carnivore'' (2014)

With Katy Goodman

* ''Take It, It's Yours'' (2016) * "Space Time" as Books of Love (2013)

With Gold Motel

* ''Gold Motel'' (2012) * ''Summer House'' (2010)

With The Hush Sound

* ''Tidal Wave'' (2013) * ''Forty Five'' (2013) * ''Goodbye Blues'' (2008) * ''Like Vines'' (2006) * ''So Sudden'' (2005)

External links

Springtime Carnivore on Bandcamp

References

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