DETAILS
TRACKS
Side A
- Are We Failing?
- The Alphabet
- Follow These Prompts
Side B
- I Don't Go There Anymore
- Deluxer Mandatory
- Speed Dating, Iowa City, October Fourth, 2008
- Something's Coming
RELEASE DATE
07/08/2016
First pressing of 250 copies is on limited edition blue vinyl!
Movement Scorekeepers is the new 7" EP from American rock band Hallelujah The Hills. Functioning as a lo-fi companion piece to their newly released 5th full length LP, A Band Is Something To Figure Out, the band employed a new method of songwriting to arrive at this short, psychedelic, lyrically-bananas new gem of an entry in their ever-growing discography. In April 2016, the band got together, hit record, and were forced to improv new instrumental music together, changing it completely every minute or two without discussion. Bandleader Ryan Walsh then took these tracks home and built vocal melodies on top of the tracks, arriving at this bizarre, delightful result.
Described by Spin as “criminally underappreciated” and lauded by Pitchfork for their “fist pumping anthems,” Hallelujah The Hills has been declared “Boston legends” in their hometown and as having a “cult following and pockets of hardcore fans scattered throughout the country” by Stereogum. Their sound was creatively explained as “the kind of punk rock you’d expect on stage at the roadhouse from ‘Twin Peaks’” in a recent piece in The Boston Herald. Others go further, with Aquarium Drunkard noting “few do it with the style and imagination of Hallelujah the Hills” and Captain’s Dead boldly publishing that they “without a doubt they are one of the greatest bands currently making music.” Their last album, 2014’s Have You Ever Done Something Evil? was named the #1 Overlooked Album of the Year by PopMatters and landed the band on over a dozen year-end best-of lists.
EXPLORE
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB239_LP_SQ_large.jpg?v=1705538621)
Old Unconscious
The Circular Ruins
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB220_LP_7_SQ_large.jpg?v=1647222074)
Fruit Bats
Tripper (Deluxe Reissue)
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/NJ_T_Bundle_DIGI_c641c9b8-4126-4f2d-ada6-fbb28a26ce2c_large.jpg?v=1709616977)
Eyelids
No Jigsaw
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB224_vinyl_SQ_RETAIL_large.jpg?v=1678582727)
Eyelids
A Colossal Waste Of Light
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB215_12in_SQ_large.jpg?v=1647192257)
Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Last Stars First Light
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB228_12in_OR_SQ_large.jpg?v=1676236091)
Califone
villagers
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB227_12in_SQ_large.jpg?v=1672525832)
Jenny Conlee
Tides: Pieces For Accordion And Piano
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB223_12in_SQ_large.jpg?v=1673530116)
The Hackles
What a beautiful thing I have made
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB218_12in_Red_SQ_large.jpg?v=1653054338)
No. 2
First Love
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB217_vinyl_12in_SQ_large.jpg?v=1647039857)
José Medeles
Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB219_7in_A_SQ_large.jpg?v=1641861477)
Eyelids
Everything That I See You See Better
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB214_bandcamp_vinyl_12in_Seafoam_SQ_large.jpg?v=1635408602)
The Delines
The Sea Drift
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB205_bandcamp_vinyl_2x12in_SQ_large.jpg?v=1627707921)
M. Ward
End of Amnesia
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB208_12in_2x_SQ_large.jpg?v=1627510536)
Motrik
MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB200_Gold_SQ_large.jpg?v=1672505563)
Infinite X's
Infinite X's
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB199_CLR_SQ_large.jpg?v=1672505721)
Longstocking
Once Upon A Time Called Now
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB202_bandcamp_vinyl_12in_DTC_SQ_large.jpg?v=1672505881)
Dave Depper
Europa
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB190_bandcamp_vinyl_12in_GREEN_SQ_large.jpg?v=1667558999)
Motrik
Artificial Head
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB193_Cover_3K_large.jpg?v=1585697651)
Slanted Floors
Pink Heaven
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB192_A_YouMightBeRight_large.jpg?v=1585697837)
No. 2
You Might Be Right
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB188_Cover_3K_large.jpg?v=1622564264)
John Cameron Mitchell & Eyelids
Turning Time Around EP
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB166_large.jpg?v=1525646008)
1939 Ensemble
New Cinema
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB163_vinyl_12in_RED_SQ_large.jpg?v=1667558916)
Motrik
Safety Copy
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB156_vinyl_TURQ_SQ_large.jpg?v=1660848533)
The Builders And The Butchers
Dead Reckoning
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB130_large.jpeg?v=1451862459)
Sin Ropas
Mirror Bride
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB134a_large.jpg?v=1473693049)
Slow Moses
Charity Binge
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB127_large.jpeg?v=1442161746)
Red Red Meat
Red Red Meat
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB125_large.jpeg?v=1440481997)
Red Red Meat
Jimmywine Majestic
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB117_bandcamp_vinyl_12in_2x_2023_SQ_large.jpg?v=1696279015)
Red Red Meat
Bunny Gets Paid
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB115_large.jpeg?v=1429670594)
Hook & Anchor
Hook & Anchor
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB116_large.jpeg?v=1429665123)
Eyelids
854
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB114_bandcamp_vinyl_12in_2x_Burst_SQ_large.jpg?v=1649545557)
Red Red Meat
There's A Star Above The Manger Tonight
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB109_Mouthfuls2020_Blue_SQ_large.jpg?v=1609868198)
Fruit Bats
Mouthfuls
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB098_large.jpeg?v=1429670684)
Pellet Gun
Great Divide
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB097_large.jpeg?v=1429670618)
Portland Cello Project
Homage
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB096_large.jpeg?v=1429670507)
Laura Gibson
La Grande
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB093_large.jpeg?v=1429670491)
Laura Gibson
La Grande (single)
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB081_large.jpeg?v=1429671135)
Dr. Frank
Andromeda Klein
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/products/JB232_12in_OR_SQ_large.jpg?v=1676236903)
Johanna Samuels
Bystander
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB210_12in_Blue_SQ_fae08b80-2140-4f84-acab-a590fadcaad1_large.jpg?v=1709492796)
Jon Brion
Meaningless
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB235_Vinyl_SQ_large.jpg?v=1684888586)
Blue Cranes
My Only Secret
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB244_LP_SQ_large.jpg?v=1705534892)
Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Save It For Later
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB246_MD_CATS_2ND_SQ_large.jpg?v=1712291005)
Mikaela Davis & Circles Around The Sun
After Sunrise
![Movement Scorekeepers EP](http://www.jealousbutcher.com/cdn/shop/files/JB248_Bundle_Titles_large.jpg?v=1713502373)