Tall Heights—the acclaimed indie-folk duo of childhood friends Tim Harrington (guitar, vocals) and Paul Wright (cello, vocals)—are celebrating a milestone that feels as much like a homecoming as an anniversary. Ten years after the release of Neptune, the album that helped define their lush, harmony-driven sound and introduced songs like “Spirit Cold” and “Horse to Water” to listeners around the world, Tall Heights have regained ownership of the record from their former major label. To mark its return, the duo is releasing a 10TH Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Neptune, opening the vault on never-before-heard B-sides from the original recording sessions alongside newly recorded versions of “Spirit Cold” and “Horse to Water,” featuring longtime friends and collaborators Darlingside and Henry Jamison.
Neptune captures a pivotal moment in a story that began with Harrington and Wright busking on the streets of Boston and has since carried them around the world. Their unmistakable combination of Wright’s singular cello playing, atmospheric production, and the pair’s soaring vocal interplay has earned Tall Heights nearly half a billion streams and a devoted international audience. In the decade since Neptune, they have continued to expand that sound through their own records and collaborations, working closely with Ben Folds as songwriting partners and members of his touring and recording band. Their music has appeared across television and film, including Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol, and CBS This Morning, while their live performances have taken them from Los Angeles’ Troubadour to London’s Royal Albert Hall and onto the concert stage with symphony orchestras.
Now, ten years later, Neptune offers a chance to look backward without standing still. Hearing unreleased recordings alongside newly imagined versions of songs that have traveled with Harrington and Wright for a decade reveals both how much has changed and how much was always there: two friends, two voices, and an instinct for unearthing the heavenly sprawl within musical intimacy. With Neptune finally back in their hands, Tall Heights are celebrating not simply an album anniversary, but a decade of life that grew from it—and inviting listeners to hear this defining chapter of the band anew.
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Neptune 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Neptune 10th Anniversary
In the fall of 2015, we found ourselves forlorn and bemused, driving across the Midwest on a release tour that was, once again, not selling many tickets. The music we were promoting—“Spirit Cold,” “Back to Autumn,” and the rest of the Holding On Holding Out EP (2014)—represented an ambitious new sound that we were really excited about. And yet, in the silence of my parents’ minivan (don’t worry, we gave it back to them after 250k miles), we were both struggling to stave off the nagging question of, “What the hell are we doing?”
I’ll never forget that van ride and those feelings in the minutes before our career shifted. Suddenly, our phones started dinging with text messages and phone calls informing us that our song “Spirit Cold” was trending on all the viral charts of this new streaming service called Spotify.
It’s been 11 years since that ride. “Spirit Cold” and the rest of this album, Neptune, came out a few months later (2016), signed to a major label. It really changed our lives. It brought us opportunities, experiences, personal and career growth, and achievements that amaze us to this day.
As we celebrate a decade of Neptune, it’s worth noting that she’s ours again. After a 10-year license with the label, we are deeply heartened to welcome these songs, these masters, this intellectual property back as ENTIRELY our own.
So, yes, it’s time to celebrate in gratitude!
Passim Presents at Arrow Street Arts
This show is possible through a new partnership between Arrow Street Arts and Club Passim. Passim Presents at Arrow Street Arts joins the legendary music listening room Club Passim and the new state-of-the-art venue Arrow Street Arts for a series of concerts bringing folk music to a wider audience.
"We are thrilled to launch Passim Presents at Arrow Street Arts in partnership with another visionary nonprofit that believes deeply in artists and community,” said Michael Busack, Executive Director of Passim. “For more than six decades—from Club 47 to Passim today—our mission has been to create exceptional, intimate musical experiences that foster meaningful connections between artists and audiences. This partnership allows us to carry that tradition forward in an exciting new way."
“Passim is legendary—not just for what happens on stage, but for building a nurturing community where artists thrive,” said David Altshuler, founder of Arrow Street Arts. “Combining their six decades of curatorial expertise with our state-of-the-art production capabilities, we can offer audiences an experience that honors the intimacy of folk music while delivering the sonic and visual experience these artists deserve.”