Blanket Music is a jazz-influenced indie-rock band from Portland, Oregon. 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 Esperanza Spalding joined the band on vocals, the band releasing second album Move the same year.Dahlen, Chris (2002) "Blanket Music Move ", Pitchfork Media, May 12, 2002, retrieved 2011-05-13Shepherd, Julianne (2001) "Up & Coming: Blanket Music, Noise for Pretend", Portland Mercury, November 29, 2001, retrieved 2011-05-14 Cultural Norms was released in 2004, featuring new member Mike Johnson and guest appearances from Chris Funk and Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists.Mason, Stewart "Cultural Norms Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-05-13 It was described by Pitchfork Media writer Chris Dahlen as Crouch's "most compelling album".Dahlen, Chris (2005) "Blanket Music Cultural Norms", Pitchfork Media, January 11, 2005, retrieved 2011-05-13 Their 2006 double-album The Love/Love Translation features a disc of Blanket Music originals plus a second disc of covers of songs originally be bands associated with Hush Records.
During their tenure, the band has released five pressed records, as well as free digital whole album download.
The band's track "Stand to Love" was used in the soundtrack to James Westby's 2008 film The Auteur.
The band were often compared to Belle & Sebastian, with Crouch's vocals often likened to Stuart Murdoch's.Edwards, Michael (2006) "Blanket Music The Love/Love Translation ", Exclaim!, April 2006, retrieved 2011-05-14Felt, Hunter (2004) "Blanket Music: Cultural Norms", PopMatters, December 8, 2004, retrieved 2011-05-14Davis, Kevin P. (2006) "Blanket Music: The Love/Love Translation", PopMatters, June 8, 2006, retrieved 2011-05-14
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 Esperanza Spalding - 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 website Blanket Music artist page on Hush Records