Born in New York City, Hall grew up the son of a musician father, and took instrument lessons locally.

During his time at Ohio's Kenyon College, Hall co-founded Pinegrove with drummer and childhood friend Zack Levine.

[8] Hall grew up taking lessons at Montclair Music Studio, first learning the drums, then bass, and lastly the guitar.

[16] Further reports revealed that Hall had a brief relationship with a member of the band's touring team who accused him of using "verbal and contextual pressure" sexually.

[4] Philadelphia-based mental health nonprofit Punk Talks was involved in facilitating Hall's statement, had done so "without [the accuser's] knowledge, support or permission".

[19] In April 2023, Pinegrove announced that Zack Levine would depart the band, and that the remaining members would continue "on a more casual basis".

We’re gonna chill a bit, take some time to finish up odds and ends,” marking the beginning of an indefinite hiatus.

On the sonic side, Hall has cited Stephen Steinbrink, Ben Lerner, Greta Kline, and Phil Elverum as inspirations.

[22] Hall's earliest musical influences included alternative rock mainstays such as Radiohead, Green Day, and Nirvana.

[10] In terms of literature, he has also noted novelists James Joyce, William Faulkner,[8] Virginia Woolf, and David Foster Wallace,[23] as influences on his work, as well as the short story author George Saunders.

[13] To this end, Hall has depicted himself as a "student of pop music," praising famed hitmaker Max Martin as "arguably the best songwriter of our time.