Everyone’s talking about Talking to Walls…

“Fucken givin it,” reads a live review from Massachusetts weekly entertainment magazine Southcoast 24/7, one of the many weeklies & blogs that sang the praises of Talking to Walls and their support of 2006’s “Naked.” Launching with a full week of media coverage in one of the largest cities in New England, New Haven’s Talking to Walls made the jump from being a solo singer-songwriter going toe-to-toe with bands in punk clubs into dynamic group effort, featuring Brian Kelly, Matt Krupa, Nat Webb & Matt Miklos:

“Loose, quick-tempo chord progressions recall the sloppy splendor of The Replacements; quieter moments bring to mind a more mature Dashboard Confessional.” (Play Magazine)

“Talking to Walls makes Cure influenced pop songs laden with dark charm.” (The Register)

“(Naked) charges out of the gates with “Cut Out”…The theatrical earnestness in (Kelly’s) voice is pretty endearing.” (The New Haven Advocate)

Playing shows in Boston, Philadelphia, LA, and many cities in between, the band’s relentless live performances have garnered them fans from all over. In an era of mindless friend adding on MySpace, Talking to Walls grew to know much of their audience the old fashioned way—show by show. The album eventually got producers at MTV to come, unsolicited, for music for their developing shows.

Fast forward to 2008. With a stated goal of either making “a timeless, deep-listening record”, or just breaking up, the band spent three months with producer Greg Giorgio (who manned the boards for such bands as Interpol, The National, Mates of State and Tokyo Police Club) to stake out some new territory. The result will be “We Were Not So Tall”, slated for release first quarter of 2009. The album offers 12 tracks of rock and roll stories, from the driving indie glam of “Running Out,” the Smashing Pumpkins-meets-Buffalo Tom of “Walkaway,” the prog-inflected slam of “Came to You,” to “Tomorrow,” which could pass as a b-side from U2’s “The Joshua Tree”. The album will also feature contributions from members of Zox, The Alternate Routes, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and many more. Live orchestras? Check. Three part vocal harmonies? Check. Guitar soundscapes and ebows? Bagpipes, accordions and atmospheric headphone treats? Instantly catchy tunes with tight arrangements? Game, set and match.

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Talking to Walls is sponsored by Godin Guitars, Spectraflex Cables, Aurora Strings and Turnpike Music Garage.

Facts & FAQ

• Regularly performs as a quartet (electric or acoustic) as well as an acoustic duo
• Licensed music to MTV (at station's request) for shows in development
• Licensed music to a sports management company for a DVD release that had 20,000 presales
• Had their song "We Were Not So Tall" featured in a national television ad (NBC) for the Michael Phelps Foundation/Boys and Girls Club of America
• 2010 album "We Were Not So Tall" co-produced by Greg Giorgio (Interpol, The National, Mates of State) and features guest performances from members of Zox, The Alternate Routes, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Rane and many more
• Worked with photographer Nick Gamma (Art Director and Designer for multi-platinum artists & labels (NSYNC, A Tribe Called Quest, 311, Matthew Sweet, Jive, Silvertone, Merge)
• Provided local tour support for Soul Asylum and Zox
• Sponsored by Godin Guitars, Aurora Strings, Spectraflex Cables, and Turnpike Music Garage
• Has played 200 shows from Boston to LA
• 2006 album "Naked" launched with blanketed press coverage from every print media outlet in their native New Haven and beyond
• Special guests on commercial AOR station WRKI's morning show - interview and 3 song performance
• Yes, drummer Matt Krupa is related to that "other" Krupa. And Nat is a Wesleyan alum.
• Selected as "Band of the Week" by guitar accessories manufacturer Dunlop (6/29/09)
• Top Promo Artist on Artist Direct's UBL.com, week of 5/2/06. UBL is one of the largest music destinations with over 12.8mm unique users per month. (Source: Media Metrixs, March 2006)
• Krupa and Brian like to drink gin at 3am while watching old Star Trek reruns, and call Nat to tell him about it
• Has performed on television several times. Has also released three official music videos
• In an early TtW performance, Brian took third place in a live New York showcase - as a soloist playing against full bands.