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New record coming out October 2008! |
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| Location: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 30, 2008 (489 days back) |
About Me |
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Watch the video for "Cut Out"!Talking to Walls - "Cut Out"Add to My Profile | More Videos
Join the Asylum mailing list and stay up to date on tours, releases and other news from the band! Join the mailing list: Don't be alarmed by the warning from MySpace after you hit "Subscribe." They're just letting you know that a site other than MySpace is requesting your information. You will only receive email from Talking to Walls if you fill out this form.Everyone’s talking about Talking to Walls... After four records in as many years, Talking to Walls has evolved, as Play Magazine has described, into the "world's first coffeehouse arena punk band." After a couple of years of slugging it out in a variety of venues around the country as a soloist, singer/guitarist Brian Kelly found himself landing third place in a competition at the esteemed Downtown in Long Island, New York, amid a showcase of full bands. The 2006 release of "Naked" finds Talking to Walls solidified into a band with drummer Matt Krupa (cousin of late jazz legend Gene Krupa), bassist Peter Shindler and guitarist Nat Webb. What started as a solo project now finds three friends contributing to a common vision. The Waterbury Republican-American said that "listening to Talking to Walls is like peeling back layers of paint. Inch by inch, one finds a past. The influences ...(are) like a Who's Who of late 20th century rock." The songwriting is the kind that keeps you up at night with headphones on - but only after being on your feet at the sweat-drenched live show. "Loose, quick-tempo chord progressions recall the sloppy splendor of The Replacements; quieter moments bring to mind a more mature Dashboard Confessional," continues the Play Magazine article. Or, as the New Haven Register described, "Talking to Walls makes Cure-influenced pop songs laden with dark charm." Despite the heavy, emotional musical influences, the band is not above admitting (and occasionally covering) the music they grew up to - 80's hair metal and pop. Talking to Walls makes artistic integrity fun. What is causing the media attention surrounding Talking to Walls, including three full-page feature articles and more the week it was released in their hometown? Mastered at the same studio as David Bowie & Nirvana, "Naked" boasts of seven "well-constructed rockers" (Hartford Courant) which have garnered the band consistent airplay and press. "(Naked) charges out of the gates with "Cut Out", a tune with a simple yet effective guitar part, propulsive drumming, a smooth dynamic build...bursts into a coda that actually feels like it belongs..." (New Haven Advocate). One track, "You walked across a field of dandelions," was re-recorded from their previous album, and "...goes through a complete transformation, replacing an engaging, yet solemn and stark tune with a keenly arranged, multidimensional epic." (The Register). The album caused producers at MTV in late 2006 to come, unsolicited, looking for material for their shows in development, gained Kelly an endorsement with Godin Guitars, and the band a sponsorship with Spectraflex Cables for their video for "Cut Out". With a schedule planned to keep them busy playing and promoting along the East Coast and beyond, Talking to Walls will be committed to the vows of poverty and chastity that go along with being an unknown touring band…
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Music:Member Since: 3/9/2005Band Website: talkingtowalls.com Band Members: Brian Kelly - Vocals, Guitars Peter Shindler - Bass, Keyboards and Vocals Matt Krupa - Drums Nat Webb - Guitars, Vocals You can IM us below: follow talkingtowalls at http://twitter.com Influences: Ryan Adams, Death Cab for Cutie, the Ataris, SK6ers, the National, Counting Crowes, Replacements, The Cure, Soul Asylum, U2, Guns N Roses, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Dropkick Murphys, the Who, Buck Dharma, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Rothery, Coheed & Cambria, Marillion, Belle and Sebastian Sounds Like: "The world’s first coffeehouse arena punk band...Loose, quick-tempo chord progressions recall the sloppy splendor of The Replacements; quieter moments bring to mind a more mature Dashboard Confessional" - Play Magazine "Listening to Talking to Walls is like peeling back layers of paint. Inch by inch, one finds a past. The influences ...(are) like a Who’s Who of late 20th century rock." - Waterbury Republican-American "Well-constructed rockers" - Hartford Courant "The quartet’s fine single “Cut Out” owes plenty to late-period Replacements and the New Wave anthems that Brits such as the Cure, Simple Minds and James were always better at...Talking to Walls singer Brian Kelly has a bit of Lloyd Cole in him, as evidenced on the lasciviously powerpopping ’Come Home With Me.’" - The Day View our press kit at sonicbids.com/talkingtowalls: Record Label: Unsigned Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Pop / Alternative) |
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Were a finalist to open for Coldplay! |
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| Talking to Walls has just been named a FINALIST in the Open for Coldplay Contest!
Please help the cause by voting here: http://www.coldplayontour.com/wtic/. Our video is 4th from the bottom - the one... Posted by Talking to Walls on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:52:00 PST |
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Song for Megan |
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| here's a new song from the upcoming record...I told someone i'd post the lyrics. bagpipes and les pauls played loudly... -brian
One you're downTwo your outYou count to three and fourBut no... Posted by Talking to Walls on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:47:00 PST |
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Saving Emma |
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| i don’t know if it’s the current political climate our country is in, the direction, or lack thereof of society, or just where i am in life right now, but i find myself caring more about ... Posted by Talking to Walls on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:33:00 PST |
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Peter’s on the front page of Spectraflex.com |
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| Our very own Peter Shindler was just featured on the front page of www.Spectraflex.com in their new "Unplugged" series. Check it out! Posted by Talking to Walls on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST |
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Now that the writer’s strike is over, Krupa’s back to work |
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| Here's a pitch I've been working on for a new reality show:
you get three good looking chicks and three good looking guys who think they're going to date each other, but instead, they get locked in a... Posted by Talking to Walls on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:20:00 PST |
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Peter’s take on the new Talking to Walls... |
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| A very busy person with lots to say, Talking to Walls bassist Peter Shindler wanted to sit down for an interview, but none of the major music publications were interested in talking to him. So, we pre... Posted by Talking to Walls on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 PST |
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Talking to Walls! Now with 25% more rock! |
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| Talking to Walls! Now with 25% more rock!Know what rocks harder than Steve Perry's mullet? Well, nothing actually. It's pretty sweet. I mean, look at it:
Know what rocks almost as much as Steve Perry'... Posted by Talking to Walls on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:51:00 PST |
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feist |
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| there is apparantly no justice in this world. feist didn't win a single grammy tonight.
well, maybe there is SOME justice. Herbie Hancock did win best record. first jazz record in ye... Posted by Talking to Walls on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:08:00 PST |
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Quick note from TtW HQ |
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| Just a quick break in our radio silence& Talking to Walls is not a politcal-based band, as most of you know. Matt, Peter and I know where we stand, and this email is not an attempt to tell you who to... Posted by Talking to Walls on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:53:00 PST |
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hold on everyone, get out of the carwe're going somewhere different tonightwe're gonna walk, makes you bettera little footsore will make it feel alright
when you get to the place you'll beyo... Posted by Talking to Walls on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:56:00 PST |
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