Victorian Halls

Victorian Halls are an American alternative rock band originating from Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Victorian Halls
Victorian Halls in their 2015 line-up:
(from left to right)
Jordan Dismuke, Mike Tomala, Sean Lenart
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois
GenresAlternative rock, Indie
Years active2006–2018
LabelsVictory Records
Websitevictorianhalls.com
MembersSean Lenart
Jordan Dismuke
Mike Tomala
Past membersCarlos Luna

History

Chicago trio Victorian Halls [1][2][3] (originally quartet, before Carlos Luna leaving the band in 2011 following the second fall tour shortly after the release of their first studio album), headed by the lead singer Sean Lenart, have been playing the Chicago underground music scene for years before they recorded their first two records, EP "Springteen" (2007) and the self-titled 'Octo' EP "Victorian Halls" (2010), both as self-releases. The third EP, "Crystal Lenses" (2011) was already recorded and pressed, but subsequently shelved, due to the group getting signed-up to Victory Records prior to its release.

Band's debut studio album titled "Charlatan" was released on Victory Records in August 2011. The album was recorded in Los Angeles in Cameron Webb's recording studio.[4]

Their second full-length studio album, "Hyperalgesia" was recorded in Gossip Studios, Chicago and released in May 2015 [5] with help of prolific music producer and mixer Joe Chiccarelli, who has in the past produced dozens of albums for well-known acts and singers (The Strokes, The Killers, U2, Jason Mraz). The band promoted the material from their new release on their “All My Friends Are Dead” Tour [6] (name taken from the lyrics of the first track of the album “All My Friends”) throughout September 2016.

In November 2015 the group released a Christmas-themed song titled “This Holiday”.[7][8]

The group tours regularly, since 2006 performing yearly and playing more than 85 concerts [9] at multiple venues across the US, either headlining as a main act or, mainly prior 2010, appearing as a supporting band. The band's latest tour was a string of SouthEast US shows staged between 3-11 May 2017.

The song "So Ambitious (GDM Remix)", a remixed version of "Glass Depth Mood" from Victorian Halls' first studio album Charlatan, featured in Watch_Dogs, the 2014 open world video game by Ubisoft.[10][11]

Musical style

While the group's first major release, Charlatan, was dominated by rough, punk-rock-like tunes, underlined by Sean Lenart's distinctive, shrill vocals (described by one of the critics as "having reached the heights other lead singers don't even know they exist"), the following studio album, Hyperalgesia, while maintaining the overall characteristic experimental-rock feel [12] of Victorian Halls' music, is a much more mature-rock affair with many great, original songs, that however (perhaps with the exception of the track "Most Firearms Are More Than Adequate in Killing an Undead Brain") lack that unmistakable, fresh roughness of the debut album.

Members

Present

  • Sean Lenart - lead vocals/lead guitar/piano (2006-present)
  • Jordan Dismuke - bass guitar (2011-present)
  • Michael Tomala - drums (2006-present)

Live

  • Phil Battaglia - drums/backing vocals (2015-present)
  • Luke Harvey - lead guitar (2015)

Former

  • Carlos Luna – electronic keyboard, vocals (2006–2011)

Discography
Victorian Halls discography
Studio albums2
Music videos7
EPs2
Singles9

Studio
YearAlbum details
2011Charlatan
2015Hyperalgesia

EP
YearAlbum details
2007Springsteen
  • Released: 1 March 2007
  • Label: Self Released
  • Format: CD, music download
2010Victorian Halls
  • Released: 28 February 2010
  • Label: Self Released
  • Format: CD, Music download

Singles
YearSingleAlbum
2011"A Crush is a Crush"Charlatan
2012"It All Started In The Hall"Charlatan
2013"La Di Da"Charlatan
2014"So Ambitious"Charlatan
2015"Tonight Only The Dead"Hyperalgesia
2015"Come in with the Storm"Hyperalgesia
2015"This Holiday"N/A
2016"Scarlets"Hyperalgesia
2017"Dissolution"Hyperalgesia

Music Videos
2011"A Crush is a Crush"Charlatan
2012"It All Started In The Hall"Charlatan
2013"La Di Da"Charlatan
2015"Tonight Only The Dead"Hyperalgesia
2015"Come in with the Storm"Hyperalgesia
2016"Scarlets"Hyperalgesia
2017"Dissolution"Hyperalgesia

References
  1. "Victorian Halls profile on Victory Records". Victory Records. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. "Victorian Halls' Biography". LAST.FM. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Victorian Halls on Sound Cloud". Sound Cloud. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Victorian Halls' Interview with IAMTHETREND.COM". I am the Trend. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. "VICTORIAN HALLS Release Hyperalgesia". Mass Movement. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. "VICTORIAN HALLS announce "All My Friends Are Dead" Tour". London Music Hall. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. "Victorian Halls Celebrate 'This Holiday'". Victory Records. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. "This Holiday - Single by Victorian Halls". iTunes. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "Victorian Halls Gigography". Song Kick. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. "VICTORY in Ubisoft's Watch Dogs". Victory Records. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. "As heard in the video game WATCH_DOGS". YouTube. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  12. "What's That Sound? / Genre Unto Themselves". Illinois Entertainer. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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