DECK: SPADES by Hallelujah The Hills
SPADES is one of four albums that comprise DECK. Purchase of the actual deck of playing cards from this page will get you a full download of the whole project—all 4 albums (♣ ♦ ♥ ♠) + the 2 JOKERS—via a code you'll find inside the physical product. Want the download before your physical order arrives? No worries, just forward your order confirmation email to band@hallelujahthehills.com with the request; we will reply ASAP.
“A magnum opus in the making…Each song feels contextually essential…It's just a great achievement.” — If It’s Too Loud
"A royal flush of stellar songwriting, with local alt-rock icons and vibrant performances ranging from laidback indie rock to speedball post-punk to acoustic ballads." — Boston Magazine, 2025 BEST ALBUM, BEST OF BOSTON
"A monument to the power of creativity." — Discologist
"Spectacular no matter how you listen to it." — Tot De Pop
"Their most daring and imaginative undertaking yet" - The Boston Globe
Tracklist
Credits
Recorded at Rare Signals, Cambridge MA
August 11, 2024
Engineered by Brian Charles
“I Got Out of this World Alive,” “I Did My Own Stunts,” and “The End is Just Beginning” Recorded at Sun Tiki Studios, Portland, ME
June 3rd, 2023
Engineered by Kieth Mann
“No One Remembers Their Names” and “The World is Not What You Think It Is” cannot be tied to one single location for recording, not even basic tracks recording, and isn’t that interesting?
Overdubs done in various locations Summer 2024 - Fall 2024
Mixed by Evan Sicuranza, Crooked Horse Studio, Providence, RI Nov-Dec 2024
Mastered by Amar Lal, Macro Sound, Oakland, CA
Backing/Gang vox, unless noted otherwise, is: Ryan Connelly, Joseph Marrett, Brian Rutledge, Ryan H. Walsh, & Nicholas Ward.
All songs written by Ryan H. Walsh.
All songs arranged by Hallelujah The Hills.
