Hallelujah the Hills is an American indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in late 2005 by Ryan H. Walsh. They have been described by The Boston Globe as "the sound of music without limits", "criminally underappreciated" by Spin (magazine), and have been praised by Pitchfork Media for their "vivid lyrics," "knack for crafting fist-pumping anthems," and “shambolic, maximalist barroom aura.” They've been hailed as an “indie rock institution in Boston" and Aquarium Drunkard has declared that “few do it with the style and imagination of Hallelujah the Hills.” Career The band formed just weeks after the final show from Walsh and drummer Eric Meyer's former band, The Stairs. Initial buzz around Hallelujah the Hills' early live shows and demo recordings led to signing with Misra Records in 2006. The band released their first two albums on Misra Records, Collective Psychosis Begone and Colonial Drones while frequently touring the U.S. The band has a penchant for unusual collaborations; they've co-written a song with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, collaborated with author Jonathan Lethem, and often solicited and incorporated recordings of their fans speaking written passages into their songs. In 2009, the band helped arrange and record the Titus Andronicus album The Monitor. All trumpet, cello, keyboards, and piano parts for the album were recorded with Hallelujah the Hills in Boston in August 2009, including Walsh's backing vocals on "A More Perfect Union" and "Titus Andronicus Forever". After the album's release, the two bands toured together with Hallelujah the Hills opening, and then joining Titus Andronicus halfway through their set to form a large band that recreated the album's arrangements. During the Titus Andronicus after-party show for 2010's Pitchfork Festival, Hallelujah the Hills singer Ryan Walsh took on Jenn Wasner's vocal part to perform the Titus duet "To Old Friends And New". Pitchfork wrote that the band's sophomore album, Colonial Drones, found the band jumping "to the accelerated class" while Blurt Magazine called it "a rough-hewn classic." In support of the release, the band toured with The Silver Jews which led to the collaboration on the song "Classic Tapes" in which Jews' bassist Cassie Berman sings with Hills singer Ryan Walsh. After their third drummer Peter Negroponte quit on-stage during a live concert, the band began working with longtime Son Volt drummer Dave Bryson on new songs. During this time, Misra Records changed ownership, and the band's contract was not renewed.