With his debut album Falling in Place, Isaac Stalling joins a robust lineage of side-people who, after quietly penning their own songs, have stepped into the light. Born in Munster, IN, Stalling’s nomadic childhood took his family to Chicago, Buffalo, and finally, Oklahoma City. His songs bear the influence of his parents’ artistic intersectionality, his father a professor of poetry and linguistics, his mother a sculptor, painter, and dancer. Once the family landed in OKC, Stalling first picked up the guitar at age 12, a self-described “jazz kid,” cutting his teeth playing at churches. By his junior year of high school, he would begin touring nationally with Americana and gospel bands, his first experiences as a side person.

Falling in Place was recorded during his first year as a New Yorker, co-produced by frequent collaborator Sam Skinner (of Pinegrove), with contributions from an ensemble of friends, new and old, who have punctuated this chapter of his life. Combining his roots of Americana and folk with studied jazz and rock sensibilities, Falling in Place feels both classic and singular, a sound Stalling has pioneered through years of touring. As he finally steps into a songwriter and producer role, he hopes not only to explore his solo project, but to write and produce other artists as well.