A Michigan band whose clever, cryptic songs like 'The Bidding' built a lasting cult following.
For a quick sense of their style, try 'The Bidding' first, then 'Hidden In The Sand'. Both show what made their music work.
Tally Hall's songs have a way of sticking with you long after the first listen. 'Hidden In The Sand' from 2007 is a perfect example - that simple, melodic indie pop with lyrics that feel just cryptic enough to invite speculation. Their particular blend of clever songwriting and offbeat charm shows up in tracks like 'The Bidding' and 'Spring And A Storm', giving their small catalog an outsized presence among fans who discovered them in the early 2000s.
They formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early 2000s and put out their first album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, in 2005. After Good & Evil in 2008, they faced label bankruptcy and lineup changes, with Joe Hawley leaving in 2011 and activity slowing, though they did a reunion tour in 2016.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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