Tally Hall (band)
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Tally Hall in 2008.
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| Origin | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present (on hiatus) |
| Labels | Quack!, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Casey Shea, Nellie McKay, Bora Karaca |
| Website | tallyhall |
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Tally Hall is an American indie rock band formed in December 2002 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band has a relatively significant cult following, and is known for upbeat melodies and whimsical lyrics; the band members once described their musical style as "wonky rock" and "fabloo rock".
Tally Hall has five members, distinguished by the color of their neckties: vocalist and guitarist Rob Cantor (yellow), vocalist and bassist Zubin Sedghi (blue), vocalist and guitarist Joe Hawley (red), drummer Ross Federman (gray), and vocalist and keyboardist Andrew Horowitz (green).
Once under the Atlantic Records recording label, Tally Hall was, again, signed to indie label Quack!Media, who previously helped finance and nationally distribute their debut studio album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. They released their second album, Good & Evil, on June 21, 2011. Pre-orders were given a digital download from Quack to compensate for the time it took for the physical copy to be delivered.
Often recognized by their trademark colored ties, Cantor (yellow-vocals/guitar), Sedghi (blue-vocals/bass), Federman (gray-percussion), Hawley (red-vocals/guitar), and Horowitz (green-vocals/keys) make up Tally Hall, which got its start in 2002. Horowitz, the only member not originally from Michigan, began writing songs when he was eight years old, and eventually headed to the University of Michigan to study composition. There he met Cantor, who had both attended high school with Sedghi and joined Hawley's film production group. When Tally Hall's original drummer left the band, they recruited Federman, who had gone to high school with Hawley.
The name "Tally Hall" comes from its use as the name of an indoor shopping plaza on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, the arcade whose name shares the title of their debut album, remains there, though the shopping center has changed names.
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