MUSICIAN & ILLUSTRATOR MARCELLUS HALL (RAILROAD JERK, WHITE HASSLE) SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR BEHIND THE STADIUM
TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN OUT FEBRUARY 9TH
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW IN NYC AT BAKER FALLS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18TH AT 8PM
Photo: Seungah Jeong
Today, Marcellus Hall shares the new video for the infectious Behind The Stadium, the second single from his forthcoming solo album, I Will Never Let You Down. Hall says "For this song, I enlisted the help of Catskills-based, stop-motion animators Nancy Howell and Mark Lerner. The duo had previously made videos for Loudon Wainwright III, Ambrosia Parsley, Holly Miranda, and others. I provided rough artwork, which they used to fashion a pseudo narrative for the song. The result is a rare instance of combining my art and music."
The new album, out February 9th, will be available on digital platforms and on vinyl via Bandcamp in the US and the German label, Gutfeeling in Europe. It’s Hall’s third solo album and his first in over 10 years, and follows The First Line (2011) on Glacial Pace Records and the self-released Afterglow (2013). Hall’s solo LPs include long-time accompanists Damon Smith on bass and Mike Shapiro on drums.
Last month, Hall revealed the first single, One Night, with a video directed by Andrew Cooper.
Hall’s career in music began with the band RAILROAD JERK, whose deconstructed indie-rock featured on four Matador Records LPs. The Rollerkoaster video appeared on MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head and the band toured Europe, Japan, and the US. David Berman wrote to him personally, saying “I just wanted to let you know what a great record you've made. Each one's been better, but this one's a leap, best thing I've heard in months, so many ideas... Not normally inclined to write a fan letter, but couldn't help it this time. Congratulations”.
His subsequent band, WHITE HASSLE, mined a stripped-down Americana, recorded three LPs, and toured Europe with releases on Orange Recordings and the French label, Fargo Records. During this period, White Hassle’s Life is Still Sweet title was tattooed on Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock’s arm and inspired the band’s 2004 hit, Float On. Life Is Still Sweet will be re-released digitally this winter with an accompanying video.
In addition to songwriting, Hall works as an illustrator of children’s books and for publications such as The New Yorker, to which he has contributed six covers. He has published multiple comics-related books and zines, including Kaleidoscope City (2018) and is currently developing a long-form graphic memoir of his coming of age in the indie rock world of the 1990s. A 30-page excerpt was published in Maggot Brain 15 (Dec/Jan/Feb 2024).
"A great songwriter, a great singing man, and a powerful, heart-wrenching, spirited front man for a tight rock and roll band. A troubadour for sure! I Will Never Let You Down is his most musical, energetic, album yet, and the band comes together like gangbusters!" Bob Odenkirk
"The record is awesome! Great, refined, pop gems; the band is sick and Marcellus is in the zone." Adam Green
Tracklisting:
I Will Never Let You Down
So Over It
Ten Thousand Heroes
Kitchen Sink Blues
Our Devices
Who Could Have Imagined?
A Little Rain
Stoop Song
I Wouldn’t Mind
You’ve Got A Friend
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