On Sunday\, Dec. 8th the Community Center for the Performing Arts proudly welcomes Tall Heights to the WOW Hall.
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TALL HEIGHTS
\n\nTall Heights wants to share a moment with you. A moment in New England\, a moment on Earth. With their 2024 release\, Softly Softly\, Paul Wright (cello/vocals) and Tim Harrington (guitar/vocals) reject isolation\; both the universal experience of the early 2020s\, and its sound recording definition where different instruments are recorded separately. Harrington explains\, "\;The opposite of isolation in recording is bleed\, where you hear the drums and guitar through the vocal mic because everything is happening in the same room. It'\;s risky because you can'\;t easily change it later. You'\;re stuck with whatever you get. Bleeding is just the perfect word for it. It'\;s scary and it sometimes hurts."\;
\n\nAfter the pandemic\, Ben Folds invited the Boston-based duo to Nashville to make his latest album\, "\;What Matters Most"\; (New West 2023). Following this month-long apprenticeship under Folds\, Tall Heights became focused on records that testify to a specific place and time. They started drawing inspiration from classic Simon and Garfunkel albums like Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Their focus narrowed to "\;something pretty simple actually\,"\; Wright explains\, "\;to capture a real moment with real people in an actual room."\;
\n\nFor 10 days in rural Massachusetts\, the childhood friends captured brand new songs in an old fashioned way. &ldquo\;It was us two plus a cousin\, some old friends\, a guy we found on TikTok\, a flutist we once saw on stage with Kishi Bashi&ndash\;the latter two we had never actually met in person&ndash\; Paul&rsquo\;s wife\, a studio engineer\, and an intern&rdquo\; Harrington fondly remembers. The songs document fall in New England\, family crisis\, love\, climate change\, and even undertake a school shooting on the title track. The album maintains their unique vocal blend\, which has earned them nearly half a billion streams\, but it feels more spontaneous and timeless than their previous work. Harrington sums it up: "\;We aimed to create something you might effortlessly accept as true. In today'\;s skeptical world of pandemics\, politics\, and AI\, my hunch is we'\;re all craving it like that."\;
\n\nIn the spirit of sharing\, Tall Heights decided to flout the norms of today&rsquo\;s music industry by offering Softly Softly to their fans 3 months early. They created a 10 day digital immersion called &ldquo\;The Endless Autumn Experience&rdquo\; that fans could opt into for free. Thousands flocked to Endless Autumn\, gaining instant access to the new album and hours of behind-the-scenes content\, exclusive offers and opportunities\, and direct access to Tim and Paul themselves. &ldquo\;Endless Autumn really kinda fixed me\,&rdquo\; says Wright\, &ldquo\;These damn algorithms can really beat a guy up. So it just feels so good to reach out directly to people who actually care and have that relationship person-to-person.&rdquo\; Softly Softly is out everywhere October 18\, 2024.
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\n LOCATION:WOW Hall 291 W. 8th Ave. Eugene\, OR 97401 UID:e.1712.12776 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260613T104110Z URL:https://business.springfield-chamber.org/events/details/tall-heights-in-concert-at-wow-hall-12776 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR