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Also known as
  
Greta Morgan

Role
  
Singer

Name
  
Greta Salpeter

Education
  
Benet Academy

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Born
  
February 12, 1988 (age 36) (
1988-02-12
)

Origin
  
Oak Brook, DuPage County, Illinois

Instruments
  
singing, keyboards, guitar, drums

Labels
  
Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance Records, Autumn Tone

Associated acts
  
Springtime Carnivore, The Hush Sound, Gold Motel

Music groups
  
The Hush Sound (Since 2004), Gold Motel

Albums
  
Like Vines, Goodbye Blues, So Sudden, Summer House

Profiles

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Greta Morgan (born February 12, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, CA. Her career began in 2005 as singer/pianist of the Chicago-based band The Hush Sound. She later formed the band Gold Motel, whose debut album was released on June 1, 2010. Since 2014 she performs under the name Springtime Carnivore and has released two albums.

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Music career

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She began learning piano at a young age, studying classical music. She first met guitarist/vocalist of The Hush Sound, Bob Morris in 2001. The two started playing together and created The Hush Sound, later recruiting Chris Faller on bass and Darren Wilson on drums. She began touring at age 16 with The Hush Sound.

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In 2009 she began recording material with the band Gold Motel.

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Together with La Sera's Katy Goodman she formed the duo Books of Love and released the song "Space Love" in 2013.

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In 2012, she 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.

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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.

As well as being a vocalist and pianist, Morgan has also been known to play the guitar bass guitar, and drums.

Style

Morgan cites the Beatles as "a huge inspiration, both in their work as a band and as individuals".

As Springtime Carnivore

  • Midnight Room (October 2016)
  • Springtime Carnivore (August 2014)
  • With Katy Goodman

  • Take It, It's Yours (August, 2016)
  • With Gold Motel

  • Gold Motel (2012)
  • Summer House (2010)
  • With The Hush Sound

  • Goodbye Blues (2008)
  • Like Vines (2006)
  • So Sudden (2005)
  • Songs

    Wine RedSnakes on a Plane: The Album · 2006
    You Are the MoonLike Vines · 2006
    That's OkayGoodbye Blues · 2008

    References

    Greta Morgan Wikipedia