07.02.09.
A ton of great news coming soon! Until then, feel free to check out the new www.backseatgoodbye.com!
04.25.09.
I've recently announced the first bit of my Summer tour, as well as my brand new Spring merch line, so feel free to check all of that out!
01.03.09.
The first half of my 2009 Winter Tour has been announced, more dates coming soon!
Hey, thanks so much for stopping by. This band is just me, Chad, with my acoustic guitar, keyboard, drum machine and anything else i can find to make music for you to hear. Please feel free to check out my songs, if you like them then definitely download them and tell all of your friends.
And of course any feedback from you is always awesome, just send me an email at backseatgoodbye@gmail.com if you'd like, because i'd love to hear from you :)
bio.
Looking to the sky is all some can do – but not for Chad Sugg. This all-American has turned his dream-like world into a reality filled with hope and happiness. By the age of 18 Sugg knew that there was more to life than dorm rooms and frat parties. When a simple side project that once passed the time between classes began to evolve into an incomparable passion, Sugg said goodbye to the textbooks and hit the road under a new alias: Backseat Goodbye.
Sugg has come a long way from the being the little boy growing up in Tennessee that was once intrigued and inspired by the sheet music hidden in his aunt’s old piano bench. Always ready to accomplish a new challenge – Sugg began teaching himself how to play the piano at age 11. Soon after learning his first instrument, he found himself picking up an acoustic guitar and doing just the same. Now 23 years old, Sugg has gone on to master the drums, banjo, bass, and even the mandolin. The ever-evolving musician found his earliest musical creations channeling his biggest musical influence, Bright Eyes, and has since taken the emotionally sincere lyrical qualities of this inspiration and blended them with his own unique disposition of optimism and content.
In just five short years, the charismatic Sugg has used simplicity, sincerity, and smiles to gain the approval of the music world. In his short career, Sugg has already pumped out six EPs (many of them featuring a “full length†amount of songs), five annual holiday EPs, and one LP, Dressed Up Like Dreams. The non-stop production of music, touring, and self-promotion has certainly started to pay off - With over 500,000 song downloads on PureVolume, nearly 100,000 singles sold, and thousands of albums sold, it comes as no surprise that Backseat Goodbye has already found a place in the iTunes Folk Top 100 Album and Singles charts - multiple times, and has landed himself coveted sets at SXSW and CMJ, as well as a being a featured band in Alternative Press Magazine’s AP&R section. Reminiscent of the high spirited vocals and positivism of The Rocket Summer and the polished, upbeat musicality of Eric Hutchinson, Backseat Goodbye has created a blend all his own, that immediately embraces the hearts, imaginations – and hope, of listeners around the world.
In the words of Sugg, Backseat Goodbye is “music for the hopeful, music for the kids with their heads in the clouds, and music by a kid that’s just as lost in life as everyone else.â€
contact.
MANAGEMENT:
Jonathan Sheil & David ConwayWorking Group Management
jonathan@workinggroupmgmt.com
ARTIST:
Chad Sugg
backseatgoodbye@gmail.com
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!lluzion
said:
You make my ears happy. :) Keep singin'. (By the way, love the little character hiding in the background. Monsters Inc. ;)) 21 hours ago
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Shauna[Smokedd Outt]
said:
hello there, just started listening again & im super happy with what i've heard;; keep it up :) 2 days ago
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doubledgedsword
said:
a) you're freakin' adorable b) i just re-found your music and i still think it's delightful c) you should play a show in Augusta jawjuh 3 days ago
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Evan Cottrell
said:
Girls looking for a cute song? Guys looking to play a cute song for girls?! Check it! Www.PureVolume.Com/WhatMachineswere 3 days ago
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Evan Cottrell
said:
RAWRRR i just released a single from my new CD "Catch Up On Love EP"! For lovers of DEATH CAB, NEVERSHOUTNEVER, BRIGHT EYES. WOOOO www.purevolume.com/whatmachineswere 5 days ago
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JackI\'mInaBox
said:
Hey my names Jon! i'm in an acoustic/pop band called Breed's Hill. We came together over the summer and are trying to get a show with Owl City this spring. We need a fan base so please go listen to our new Ep called "Time" and see if ya like it. I think ya will. If ya do....Please Fan Us!!!! Thanx so much www.purevolume.com/breedshill 2 weeks ago
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April.
said:
Hey everyone, if you have a thing for acoustic music, come check out my music. :) So far all my songs are acoustic, but I definitely don't limit myself to play only acoustic, so look forward to some songs that are... not acoustic, haha. I've never really liked singing, so there aren't any lyrics. Nice and simple. Check it out at purevolume.com/heyapril 2 weeks ago
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Beau
said:
http://www.purevolume.com/BedtimeThugs Check us out! Download our music!:) 2 weeks ago
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Jen
said:
I love technicolor eyes, it's one of my favorite songs. =] Oct 15
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EmmaBee123
said:
Chad...what happened to all the songs...i miss them... Oct 15
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Annie Anderson
said:
I like Saturdays and The Rocket Summer too. Oct 10
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Abikat
said:
I love this :) Oct 09
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ashleyjaneX0X0
said:
can you make encore encore downloadable!?!?! ive loved it for too long and need it while driving Oct 02
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TiffanyCamille*
said:
I love your music Sep 30
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becca(:
said:
LOVE LOVE LOVE ... i wanted to type more, but that's a bit much. ha. i listened to just two seconds of technicolor eyes and loved it. great music, cute guy, nicely set up page, cool merch. just, perfect. keep it up. :D OH, and please come to minnesota. i would definitely attend a concert. :) :) Sep 25
Summer - Single
May 08, 2009
Dressed Up Like Dreams
Apr 29, 2008
Red Balloon - Single
Dec 06, 2007
Good Morning, Sunshine
Apr 17, 2007
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