In Tall Buildings

In Tall Buildings began as the long-in-the-making solo project of Chicago musician Erik Hall. As guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Afro-beat revivalists Nomo, Hall's touring schedule was busy for the majority of the mid- to late 2000s. During downtime from Nomo and other commitments, Hall chipped away at his home recordings of extremely textured, wistful folk-pop. Between 2006 and 2008, he fine-tuned the eight tracks that would make up his first solo outing, choosing the moniker In Tall Buildings midway through the recording process. The name reflected on both the urban ...