Halfset

Halfset were an Irish electronica/post-rock band based in Dublin.[2][3][4]

Halfset
OriginDublin
Genres
Years active2005 (2005)–2015 (2015)
Labels
  • Elusive Casino
  • Gravity
[1]
Past members
  • Stephen Shannon
  • Jeff Martin
  • Sinead Nic Gearailt
  • Cillian McDonnell

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)
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References
  1. "Halfset - Another Way of Being There". 10 October 2008 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "No half measures from Halfset when it comes to the music". Galway Advertiser.
  3. "Halfset - Dramanlog". Entertainment.ie.
  4. "Halfset Navigator". irishmusicdb.com.
  5. "'Post-rock' band Halfset a hit". IrishCentral.com. 14 March 2009.
  6. "Music: Halfset * * * *". Independent.ie.
  7. "Halfset members return as Mount Alaska; Hear 'Sine, Cosine, Tangent' | Nialler9". nialler9.com.
  8. "Introducing: Mount Alaska - the electronica duo with plans to conquer in 2018". Red Bull.
  9. "Soundtrack On The Mount: Steve Shannon and Cillian McDonnell - Mount Alaska". 12 November 2019.
  10. "Ten Irish acts we wish were still making music no". The Irish Post.
  11. "Leaving the lyrics behind". The Irish Times.
  12. "Halfset discography". RateYourMusic.
  13. "Enough with the labels! Let me just get on with making music". The Irish Times.
  14. "Halfset | Other Voices". www.othervoices.ie.
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