In Tall Buildings

In Tall Buildings is the solo moniker of Erik Hall, a musician whose career spans the vibrant Chicago and Michigan independent scenes. Hall's background is unusually diverse, ranging from classical percussion in the Chicago Youth Symphony to Afrobeat with NOMO and garage-pop with Saturday Looks Good To Me.

This technical versatility is the bedrock of In Tall Buildings, where he applies a producer's ear to the singer-songwriter tradition. His sound identity is defined by 'warm rock' - a blend of indie folk and art pop characterized by intricate rhythmic patterns and a high-fidelity analog aesthetic. Critically, he is often compared to artists like Sufjan Stevens or Iron & Wine, but with a more pronounced focus on the mechanical and percussive elements of the arrangement. His evolution from the self-titled debut to 'Akinetic' shows a move toward more rhythmic complexity while maintaining a core of gentle, breathy vocal delivery. Hall's cultural position is that of a 'musician's musician,' respected for his engineering work with labels like International Anthem and Western Vinyl as much as his own compositions.