Halfset were an Irish electronica/post-rock band based in Dublin.[2][3][4]
Career
Halfset's second album, Another Way of Being There (2008), was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, earning comparisons to Sigur Rós, Mogwai and Tortoise.[5][6] Halfset performed at Electric Picnic 2009.
By 2015 the band had disbanded.[7][8][9][10]
Personnel
- Stephen Shannon (producer/engineer, laptop, bass)[11]
- Jeff Martin (guitar, vocals)[12]
- Sinéad Nic Gearailt (harp, Rhodes piano)[13]
- Cillian McDonnell (drums)[14]
Discography
- Albums
- Dramanalog (2005)
- Another Way of Being There (2008)
References
- ^ "Halfset - Another Way of Being There". 10 October 2008 – via www.rte.ie.
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- ^ "Halfset - Dramanlog". Entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Halfset Navigator". irishmusicdb.com.
- ^ "'Post-rock' band Halfset a hit". IrishCentral.com. 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Music: Halfset * * * *". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Halfset members return as Mount Alaska; Hear 'Sine, Cosine, Tangent' | Nialler9". nialler9.com. 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Introducing: Mount Alaska - the electronica duo with plans to conquer in 2018". Red Bull.
- ^ "Soundtrack On The Mount: Steve Shannon and Cillian McDonnell - Mount Alaska". 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Ten Irish acts we wish were still making music no". The Irish Post.
- ^ "Leaving the lyrics behind". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Halfset discography". RateYourMusic.
- ^ "Enough with the labels! Let me just get on with making music". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Halfset | Other Voices". www.othervoices.ie.