Grand Hallway is an eight piece orchestral pop band from Seattle featuring singer/songwriter Tomo Nakayama and members of local favorites Voyager One, the Maldives, Sleepy Eyes of Death, and Widower. Grand Hallway's debut album, “Yes Is The Answer” was released in 2007 in Japan on Sideout Records (home to Bright Eyes, Cursive, Two Gallants, The Velvet Teen), and self-released by the band in the United States. A follow-up EP, "We Flew Ephemera", was released in early 2008. Tours include time on the West Coast, a tour of Japan with Arthur and Yu and Shugo Tokumaru, and a performance at the 2008 Sasquatch Festival. Grand Hallway's new record, "Promenade", will be released on September 15, 2009.
Grand Hallway have shared the stage with: Shearwater, Damien Jurado, Helio Sequence, Noah and the Whale, Loney,Dear, Headlights, Shugo Tokumaru, Arthur and Yu, Moondoggies, Pica Beats, Laura Gibson, Aquaduct, David Karsten Daniels, Trespassers William, The Dead Science, 4 Bonjour's Parties, Jen Wood, Goh Nakamura, Sleepy Eyes of Death, The Maldives, Widower, Voyager One, Johanna Kunin, Drew Victor, Carrie Biell, Carcrashlander, Odessa Chen, Night Canopy, Your Heart Breaks, Husbands Love Your Wives, The Devil Whale, The New Trust, Manuok, Loch Lomond, and many more.
"A beautiful balance of insanity, enormity, sweetness, pop and power.." - Seattle Sound Magazine
"Their songs are an interesting medium between baroque orchestral pop and traditional Japanese music... In Promenade, Grand Hallway has pieced together a masterpiece..." - Fensepost
"Glows brightly with warm, delicate orchestration and thoughtful song structures." - The Stranger
"Refreshingly, the music lacks tired irony or any other superciliousness – instead, these are simply dazzling and eloquent love songs." - Seattle Weekly
"Tomo Nakayama wails in his pure tenor amidst the tight rhythmic piano and guitars, all backed by soaring strings that work together to create a sound with an epic scope and depth." - Urb Magazine
"One of the most intriguing voices in Seattle..." –Seattle Times
"Beautiful...When the singing begins, you will swear they brought Sufjan Stevens on as a guest." - KEXP 90.3.FM
"I know of no singer that has a better voice than Tomo Nakayama. I also don't know of a more gorgeous record to be released in 2007, locally or otherwise." - Threeimaginarygirls.com
"Quietly spellbinding...makes you feel a little better for having heard it… and felt it." - CDBaby.com
"With this improbably accomplished debut, Grand Hallway joins the departed Seldom and The Prom in the area’s pantheon of talented, young, piano-based pop bands." - Performer Magazine
"Poised to breakthrough in 2009... A beautiful blend of folk and pop that conjures images of bright summer sunrises and whimsical fall afternoons." - Ear Candy
YEAH!, THATS GODDAMN RIGHT YOU WANNA BE OUR FRIEND! (no seriously we all love you guys) hope all is well. hello tomo & jeremy and all of you who i dont know too.
The vocal similarities between you and this old man are uncanny, especially during the first 10-15 seconds, the words "the folks are fine" Heck even the lyrics have a certain down to earthness that you could pull off...
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