Victorian Halls


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

History

Chicago trio Victorian Halls, 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" and the self-titled 'Octo' EP "Victorian Halls", both as self-releases. The third EP, "Crystal Lenses" was already recorded and pressed, but subsequently shelved, due to the group getting signed 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.
Their second full-length studio album, "Hyperalgesia" was recorded in Gossip Studios, Chicago, and released in May 2015 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 band promoted the material from their new release on their “All My Friends Are Dead” Tour throughout September 2016.
In November 2015 the group released a Christmas-themed song titled “This Holiday”.
The group tours regularly, since 2006 performing yearly and playing more than 85 concerts 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 remix of their own song "Glass Depth Mood" titled "So Ambitious " was included in the soundtracks for the video games Watch Dogs and Steep.

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, the following studio album, Hyperalgesia, while maintaining the overall characteristic experimental-rock feel of Victorian Halls' music, is a much more mature-rock affair with many great, original songs, that however lack that unmistakable, fresh roughness of the debut album.

Members

Present
  • Sean Lenart - lead vocals/lead guitar/piano
  • Jordan Dismuke - bass guitar
  • Michael Tomala - drums
Live
  • Phil Battaglia - drums/backing vocals
  • Luke Harvey - lead guitar
Former
  • Carlos Luna – electronic keyboard, vocals

    Discography

Studio

EP

Singles

Music Videos