In Tall Buildings

In High Buildings began as the long-in-the-making single task of Chicago musician Erik Hall. As guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Afro-beat revivalists Nomo, Hall’s touring routine was busy in most of the middle- to past due 2000s. During downtime from Nomo and additional commitments, Hall chipped aside at his house recordings of incredibly textured, wistful folk-pop. Between 2006 and 2008, he fine-tuned the eight songs that would constitute his first single outing, selecting the moniker In High Structures midway through the documenting procedure. The name shown on both urban conditions where he spent his child years as well as the high-rise house where he documented and combined the tunes. Hall dealt with all vocal responsibilities and played all of the instruments around the record apart from a clarinet single by Nomo bandmate Elliot Bergman. The self-titled debut premiered in springtime of 2010. With an recording completely materialized, Hall put together a band to try out the music out live, enlisting drummer Quin Kirchner and bassist Matt Ulery as full-time users, with periodic auxiliary support from Icy Demons’ Christopher Schreck on keyboards or Michael Tolan on second acoustic guitar. The trio of primary users embarked on many tours to get the record, sharing levels with famous brands Sharon Truck Etten, Right here We Move Magic, and many more. A reaction to the record was solid: it charted in the CMJ Best 200 and gained the band invites to seem at South by Southwest, Midpoint Music Celebration, Tomorrow Never Understands Celebration, and 2011’s Toronto International Film Celebration. Furthermore to its period on the highway, the band documented a program for online live show archive Daytrotter, aswell as releasing an exceptionally limited 7″ together with 2011’s Record Shop Day festivities. More than the next 3 years, Hall done recording the next In Tall Structures recording, playing occasional celebrations and shows around Chicago, including assisting bands such as for example Rugby and Kishi Bashi. A genuine solo work with Hall managing all songwriting, overall performance, and production responsibilities, Driver premiered on Western Vinyl fabric in early 2015.