{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Say Hi | image = Eric Elbogen of Say Hi at the Sunset Tavern.jpg | caption = Say Hi performing at Sunset Tavern in Ballard, Washington | alias = Say Hi to Your Mom | background = group_or_band | origin = Seattle, Washington | years_active = 2002–present<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/816336791/say-hi-to-your-mom-vinyl-records |title = Say Hi to Your Mom / Vinyl Records}}</ref> | genre = Indie rock | label = * Barsuk Records * Euphobia Records | current_members = Eric Elbogen | website = {{URL|www.ilikesayhi.com/}} }}
'''Say Hi''' (previously known as '''Say Hi to Your Mom''') is a Seattle-based indie rock<ref name=Pitchfork/> band formed in Brooklyn in 2002 by Eric Elbogen.<ref>{{Citation |last=Grose |first=Jessica |author-link=Jessica Grose |title=Say Hi To Your Mom |url=https://www.spin.com/2005/06/say-hi-your-mom/ |work=Spin |date=June 8, 2005 |access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref>
Say Hi's albums are recorded at Elbogen's home,<ref>{{Citation |last=Booth |first=Philip |title=The lineup for Tropical Heatwave 25 |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/18/Weekend/The_lineup_for_Tropic.shtml |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=May 18, 2006 |access-date=November 24, 2007}}</ref> with him playing all of the instruments & providing vocals.
==Background information== Eric Elbogen was born in 1976 and grew up in San Fernando Valley, California. He attended UCLA.
He moved to Brooklyn, New York & created Say Hi to Your Mom in 2002.<ref>{{Citation |last=Jimenez |first=Jenny |title=Wizard of Blahs |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/wizard-of-blahs/Content?oid=1148193 |work=The Stranger |date=March 3, 2009 |access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref>
He plays a Fender Jazzmaster guitar.
==History== Elbogen most often tours as a solo act, but occasionally employs friends to accompany him as his backing band.
Their fourth release, ''Impeccable Blahs'', was written almost entirely about vampires,<ref>{{Citation |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |title=Critics' Choice: New CD's |work=New York Times |date=July 31, 2006 }}</ref> though ''Star Trek'' is also mentioned.<ref name=Pitchfork>{{Citation |last=Howe |first=Brian |title=Review |work=Pitchfork Media |date=August 10, 2006 }}</ref> The song "Angels and Darlas" is a reference to Angel and Darla from the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spinoff ''Angel'' both created by Joss Whedon.
With the release of their fifth album ''The Wishes and the Glitch'', the band shortened their name to "Say Hi".<ref>{{Citation |last=Vermes |first=Krystle |title=Say Hi (To Your Mom): From Blahs to Wishes in 2008 |work=Suffolk Voice |date=October 30, 2007 }}</ref>
This was done because the earlier name reflected an aesthetic that no longer matched the band's tastes.<ref name="Official website FAQ">[ Official website FAQ]</ref>
Say Hi covered The Violent Femmes' "Kiss Off" for American Laundromat Records' charity album "Sing Me To Sleep – Indie Lullabies" in 2010
Elbogen's lyrics are noted as being one of the band's strengths.<ref>{{Citation |last=Blake |first=Embo |title=Review |work=Hybrid Magazine }}</ref>
== In media == Say Hi's song, "One, Two...One" from ''Oohs & Aahs'' was featured in a 2010 Cadillac CTS sports sedan commercial.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
Say Hi's song, "November Was White, December was Grey" from ''Oohs & Aahs'' was featured during the credits of the third episode on the Showtime show, "Shameless", which aired in January 2011.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
Say Hi's song, "Hallie and Henry" from ''Oohs & Aahs'' was featured in season 2 episode 8 of ''United States of Tara'', "Explosive Diorama".{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
Their song "Devils" was featured in the 2011 film, ''Scream 4''.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
The song "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" from the 2009 album ''Oohs & Aahs'' was featured in a scene featuring Lio Tipton (credited as Analeigh Tipton) from the 2011 movie ''Crazy, Stupid, Love''.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}} It was also played in Gossip Girl Season 2 Episode 23.
Say Hi's song, "Back Before We Were Brittle" from ''The Wishes and the Glitch'' serves as the theme song for Janet Varney's podcast The JV Club hosted on Nerdist.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/the-jv-club-1-christina-hendricks/|title=The JV Club|work=Nerdist|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>
An excerpt from "Back Before We Were Brittle" is used as the theme song for the TV show ''Playing House''. alt=Eric Elbogen|thumb|Eric Elbogen at The Crocodile in Seattle In 2012, the songs "Shakes Her Shoulders", "Northwestern Girls", "Devils", "Shiny Diamonds" & "Love Love Love" were all featured in the 2012 movie ''Free Samples''.{{citation needed|date = June 2014}}
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Discosadness'' (2002) * ''Numbers & Mumbles'' (2004) * ''Ferocious Mopes'' (2005) * ''Impeccable Blahs'' (2006) * ''The Wishes and the Glitch'' (2008) * ''Oohs & Aahs'' (2009) * ''Um, Uh Oh'' (2011) * ''Endless Wonder'' (2014) * ''Bleeders Digest'' (2015) * ''Caterpillar Centipede'' (2018) * ''Diamonds & Donuts'' (2020) * ''Elocution Prattle'' (2023)
===Singles=== * ''Devils'' (2010)
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.ilikesayhi.com}} *[http://www.auralstates.com/2008/02/say-hi-to-your-mom-interview-w-eric.html Interview with Eric at Aural States] *[http://somethingglorious.typepad.com/somethingglorious/2006/08/interview_say_h.html Interview with Eric @ SomethingGlorious.com] *[https://archive.today/20130203154451/http://soundcrank.com/Interview.aspx?interviewid=1008 Soundcrank Podcast Hosted by Say Hi To Your Mom] *[https://medium.com/@sayhitoyourmom/rip-say-hi-20cdd52e9dcf RIP Say Hi] *[https://midwesternhousewives.blogspot.com/2007/11/say-hi-interview.html Interview with Say Hi at Battle of the Midwestern Housewives] *[http://slushpilemag.com/?page_id=918 Interview with Say Hi in ''Slush Pile'' Magazine] {{Say Hi}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:Indie pop groups from New York (state) Category:Indie pop groups from Washington (state) Category:2002 establishments in New York City Category:Barsuk Records artists