Height With Friends

Height with Friends is the extended vision of Daniel Walton Keech. Exuding a sense of community that portrays an energy constantly transcending from one artist to another, Height somehow manages to make us all a part of it. While Height has been putting out albums on various labels since 2000, it wasn’t until 2009’s Baltimore Highlands, released via Wham City Records, that the name was changed from just Height to Height with Friends. The change of moniker is a representation of the endlessly changing hands that have been involved in this project, with the most recent incarnation including Mickey Free, Gavin Riley, Emily Slaughter, and Travis Allen.

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While Height’s hip hop influences deriving from late 80’s production and storytelling are evident, it’s his surroundings and peers that have most shaped his output. One of Dan Deacon’s first tours was with Height, while Wye Oak contributed to his last album. I’ve seen Height up front during a Dope Body set bobbing his head, while “Dream Don’t Always Come True” calls to mind a Pontiak show. Dan’s reach is broad, as is Bed of Seeds. Later this summer, Keech and his crew Height With Friends will release the new album Rock And Roll, and he’ll follow that up by touring with Dan Deacon all this fall.