The Lofty Pillars

The Lofty Pillars
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Folk rock, americana
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Atavistic
Members	Wil Hendricks Michael Krassner
Website	www.loftypillars.com

The Lofty Pillars is an American slowcore band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band is composed of Wil Hendricks, Michael Krassner; Krassner is known as the founder of the Boxhead Ensemble. The Lofty Pillars have released two studio albums.

History

The Lofty Pillars were formed when Wil Hendricks and Michael Krassner penned the songs for Krassner's 1999 debut album. They had been composing together since 1993 and decided to officially being a musical project together.[1] The Lofty Pillars released their first album When We Were Lost in 2000, although it never came to critical or commercial success. The music was composed as a response to The Ice Storm by Ang Lee.

Discography

• When We Were Lost (2000)
• Amsterdam (2001)

References

1. Lofty Pillars (2011). "Lofty Pillars History". loftypillars.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

External links

• The Lofty Pillars at AllMusic
• The Lofty Pillars discography at Discogs