Tenement Halls

Tenement Halls is the name used by artist Chris Lopez for his solo work. Lopez was formerly the frontman and lead vocalist for indie rock band The Rock*A*Teens. As of 2024^[update], Lopez has released one album under the Tenement Halls moniker, 2005's Knitting Needles and Bicycle Bells. It is unclear whether Lopez is still creating music, or if he intends to use the Tenement Halls name in the future.

Tenement Halls
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Merge Records
Members	Chris Lopez

Tenement Halls is currently signed to Merge Records.

Knitting Needles and Bicycle Bells

Knitting Needles and Bicycle Bells
Studio album by Tenement Halls
Released	August 23, 2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:34
Label	Merge

Knitting Needles and Bicycle Bells is the only album published so far by Tenement Halls. The album was released in 2005 by Merge.

Track listing

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	(5.3/10) [2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silver from the Slit"	3:48
2.	"Up & Over Thee Turnstiles"	3:32
3.	"As Long As It Takes"	4:57
4.	"Charlemagne"	3:19
5.	"Now She Knows"	2:33
6.	"Plenty Is Never Enough"	4:05
7.	"Marry Me"	4:34
8.	"My Wicked Wicked Ways"	3:30
9.	"Starless Night"	4:33
10.	"When the Swifts Come Home"	4:36
11.	"Promise a Place"	4:07
Total length:		43:34