Oct 2007

Listen now to our track 'When the lights go Out' (featured on the Hallmark Channel trailer) on iLike now. Click below to find the page. Facebook
Yes, we have yet another place on t'internet to find out about Halflight. Click here to join our facebook group We'll send just one message every month or so, but it's an easy way for us to keep you updated on shows and progress. Also if you add the ilike application you can find us in there now and add songs or dedicate one of them....etc..the possibilities are endless!

Music Video!!
Here it is, our first real music video to accompany Lose the Lasso. Taken from our latest mini-album My Disguise.

Oct 2007

Loads has been happening in the world of Halflight recently and I thought I'd just give you an update incase you thought we'd disappeared. Worry not.

Sarah's been doing some more colaborating and have written a song with trance DJ - Lange. It's not a style of music that we're usually that familiar with but 'Out of the Sky' has turned out great.

We've collaborated with some awesome producers Ersatz Music on a track called Brave and it will be up on my solo myspace tres soon. Really excited with that one.

Apart from that, we've been hanging out @ RAK studios in London meeting some producers and working on new material. Looks like you'll get an album out of us in 2008!!

July 2007

Terminal Records
My Disguise is now also available to buy from Terminal Records in the Market, Haverfordwest. Sweet.

New Mini Album!
Our new 7 track mini album My Disguise is available to buy from the shop page. It's also in Spillers Records, Cardiff. It'll be in a couple of other good record shops by the end of the month. Watch this space.
It's made up of a collection of our favourite recordings from the last 18 months.
We'll also have copies to sell at our shows, so come along and say hello.

Jan 2007

Mixing with Head
We've kicked off 2007 with a very enjoyable week spent mixing tracks with legendary mix engineer Head (PJ Harvey, Kathryn Williams, Massive Attack, Therapy?). A couple of the tracks are up on myspace.com/halflight.

Dec 2006

Samaritans Super Swap
Wanna swap something cool for a Copy of Pick Me by Halflight?! superswap.wordpress.com
Help Cardiff Samaritans to 'Charity Swap' their way towards a Brand New Car.

August 2006

Blue Rock
Blue Rock was amazing! Thanks to everyone who came to watch and for all the great messages you've sent. It was lovely to be there. Roll on next year!

July 2006

Culprit One and Halflight Collaboration
Culprit One's first single on Exceptional records features the writing and vocals of Sarah. XFM have been giving it a spin so if you haven't caught it yet, give them an email and request it! XFM.co.uk The single will be out in August on 12" vinyl.

Studio Video Diary
Check out Myspace.com/halflight for the first installment in our Video documentary clips for a taste of our studio life this summer. Many thanks to South Wales's finest film maker 'Gee' for the hard work and great results!

Also, check out some new additions to the gig list.

Subba-Cultcha Podcast
An old track of ours from the Sudside EP, Treading Water, is featured on Subba-cultcha's 3rd Podcast. These people are doing some great things. Definitely something to check out if you never managed to get a copy of Subside. Subba-cultcha.com/podcast

Studio Pics

May 2006

Halflight - The Album
So we're literally counting down the days until we start work on the album. Producer Tim is moving into our specially rented hideaway in the Brecon Beacons on the 5th of June, so by mid-june we'll be locked away for hours on end with nothing but the breath-taking view to distract us. We've got over 20 tracks to record and we're not going to be rushing any of it so it's going to be a long process. There'll be pictures and a studio diary to keep you up to date, so keep an eye on the website.

Support to Jim Noir
Halflight will be the main support to Jim Noir @ Cardiff Barfly on May 25th. The Mancunian singer-songwriter has been decribed as "English folktronica retro-pop with lopsided Beach Boys/Super Furries" How can you resist?! Look forward to seeing you there.x

April 2006

Recording @ Atomic Studios
We've got our new phase of recordings off to a fantastic start with the guys from The Animal Farm @ Atomic Studios in London. We recorded 'When We Dance' (a track you'll recognise from our live set).
We've also been working with Mighty Atom Records in Swansea (Hondo Mclean, Brigade,3 Colours Red) and hoping to finish a new version a Worship in the next month or two. After that we're locking ourselves away in a spectacular hideaway in the middle of the Usk Valley to complete further recordings.
Expect to see a single release later in the year!!

March 2006

THE BIG ASK
The Big Ask Live is a series of gigs being held across the country and featuring some of the best new talent in British music. The headline concert in London, starring Thom Yorke of Radiohead, sold out within 2 minutes of going on sale at the weekend.

Halflight along with fellow Welsh bands Camera and Crosbi are to headline the Cardiff date, held at The Point, Cardiff Bay on Thurs 13th April. Tickets can be bought from The Point and from Spillers in Cardiff. Check out The Big Ask.com for more details.
SUPPORT FRIENDS OF THE EARTH'S CLIMATE CAMPAIGN

Halflight on BBC's 6 Music again
Thanks to Vic McGlynn for playing Treading Water on her show on Monday. The track from our first EP was featured as her 'Spare Room Music' track because as some of you know, we used some interesting techniques involving camcorder tripods and the bannisters to get that one down on tape.
Check out BBC 6 Music and send her an email if you want to hear more of our stuff played!

Queen's Hall Review
Thanks to everyone who bought a CD after the Queen's Hall gig. Here's a review from Pembrokeshire TV.
"vocally assured hitting the highs with no apparent problem, each glottal stop of her entrancing lyrics perfectly enunciated. Within a couple of numbers I was completely drawn in, leaning closer to hear whispered vocals, loving the change in pace from achingly reflective pieces to the pogo-ing punky rebelliousness of 'Worship'"

Forthcoming Gigs
The Street in Hastings on Wednesday 15th March
Come say hello!
Sarah is back in London for a showcase gig on 16th March @ Monkey Chews in Kentish Town.
The full-band are headlining The Barfly in Cardiff on 18th March.

February 2006

FLY MAG Review
"the pure tones of gifted vocalist Sarah Howells..effortlessly propel Halflight way above their musical peers."
Check out the Fly Mag's review of our EP launch @ Clwb Ifor Bach... here!

BBC WALES MINI-SITE
Check out our new profile on the BBC Wales Website - BBC.co.uk/wales/sites/halflight

We've had to cancel Sarah's slot at the Meze Lounge on Monday night (6th) as she's lost her voice! Will be all fine for the next one @ Swansea Uni on 12th February. Sorry to disappoint, I know quite a few of you had planned to go to the Meze.

January 2006

Happy New Year!
"What a band!...Genuinely one of the best bands i've had the pleasure of playing" Adam Walton, DJ- BBC Radio Wales.

2006 got off to a great start with Adam Walton featuring our session on his Radio Wales show last night. If you didn't catch it, you can play back the show @ Radio Wales to hear 3 previously unreleased tracks!

Sold Out!
We've sold out of Subside EPs so just 'Pick Me' available for sale on the website. A couple of tracks from Subside are still available to buy from Karmadownload.com

New material
We're going to be spending the beginning of 2006 writing and recording new material, working on collaborations and rehearsing for some serious gigging later in the year. Keep an eye on the gig list though cos we can never resist the stage for too long. Those of you in and around London, really hope to see you at The Purple Turtle in Camden on 15th Feb!

Name dropping
Congrats to The Crimea and their drummer Owen Hopkin (who played on our Subside EP, don't you know ). The band are racing towards world domination and about time too!

November 2005

Linen on 6 Music
Linen was the free MP3 recommendation on Gideon Coe's Show this week. Gideon Coe on 6 Music

**LAUNCH GIG - CLWB IFOR BACH - TUES 6TH DEC**
OK, it's time to start shouting about it I think!! This will be the best Halflight gig of the year. We'll be doing a proper length set, a load of new tracks and we'll have some brand new merchandise available aswell as the new mini-album.

Special guest support comes from the lushious Lone Pine and Brilliant Briwsion (featuring our good friend Gwion also from the Keys). Doors 8.00pm. It's only £5 to get in and it's a 14+ gig so no fake ID required....unless you're under 13...

Reviews!

"a beautiful collection of six emotionally tender songs" The Big Issue


"If you're fed up of fake female singer songwriters sound tracking a furniture advert, then come get the real deal." Subba-Cultcha.com

"Reminiscent of the fragile moments of Garbage, perhaps - the howl and pain of Shirley Manson replaced by equally entrancing Sarah Howells' delicate emotion." Thisisfakediy.com

"Halflight have created a sound all their own, and it is wonderful to listen to." NationalGigGuide.com

More in the Reviews section (//here//)

Red Dragon Radio
Halflight were featured Unsigned band of the week on South Wales', Red Dragon FM on Sat night. If you caught the show, 'Pick Me' was the track you heard.

**NEW DATE AND VENUE FOR LAUNCH GIG**
PLEASE NOTE - For reasons beyond our control, We have had to change our launch gig to Tuesday 6th December @ Clwb Ifor Bach. Support from Lone Pine, Briwsion and more TBC. Hope you can make it down to this one!

On the Radio
Thanks to Radio Wales, Valleys Radio, Radio Pembs and Radio Ceredigion for playing tracks from Pick Me. We're recording our session for Adam Walton on Monday and will be recording two brand new tracks.

London Showcase
Halflight will be opening a showcase gig @ The Garage, London on Tuesday 15th November. On stage 7.30pm. Other bands include Dopamine and Firstborn.

Next Gig THE FOLK HOUSE, PARK STREET, BRISTOL - FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER

October 2005

More 'Pick Me' News!
From next Wednesday (26th October) you can hear tracks from the new mini-album each evening that week 6-10pm on Symon John's VALLEYS RADIO Show. Sarah's in the studio with Symon John for an interview between 7-8pm on Wednesday night. Where ever you are in the world, you can listen on-line here!!

If you're bored, leave us some nice (or constructive) comments here

'PICK ME'
The new EP is totally finished!! Recorded at Pravda Studios and produced by Andy Hawkins with Matt Peel, the 6 track mini-album will be available to buy from 21st November. For those of you who make it to any of our up and coming gigs, you may be able to get hold of one a little earlier!

Halflight on the Radio
Keep an eye on the website this month 'n next for news on Sarah's interview on VALLEYS RADIO and a Session for Adam Walton on BBC RADIO WALES.

Launch Gig!
We have a date set for the Pick Me Launch Gig. Thursday 1st December at Cardiff Barfly ..put it in ya diary. Support acts to be confirmed.

Last minute gig for John Peel Day
Sarah will be doing a solo gig @ Diva's Bar, Swansea SU from about 9pm Thursday October 13th - TONIGHT!!!

September 2005

Next Gig!
FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER - Sarah is back home to Pembrokeshire for a full band gig @ Mattise in Haverfordwest.

August 2005

LE PUB - SAT 27TH AUGUST
Rose Kemp, Caroline Martin and Halflight. Come on out to support the ladies!

NEW EP!
The Pravda sessions are over and final mixes are in, so we're hoping the release date for the new EP with be sometime in late September. The EP will have 6 tracks, 5 of which were recorded and mixed in Leeds and one acoustic home-demo.

In the mean time, there are less than 70 copies of the Subside EP left and they're still going at every gig, so if you haven't got one yet.....click here.
You can also still download two of the Subside EP tracks from Karmadownload

PhotoBlog!!
Catch a glimpse of the band at gigs and in the studio etc - here!!

July 2005

New demo
Check out a new home demo of the latest Halflight song 'Paper Cuts' here @ myspace

NEXT GIG!! - Tom's Bar, Trefforest on Friday July 29th with Julia Harris and Aled Clifford.
Recording update
The first session in Leeds was a success! The band will be going back in August to complete the four tracks main tracks, Pick Me, Smiles and Air, Mari and The Ending.
Interview with Sarah
Check out a recent interview with Sarah, featured on Italian website - www.jumper.it Scroll down for the English version.

The Cheeky Girls open for Halflight!
The Festival of Hope in Pembrokeshire on Saturday was a huge success. The band played two gigs, the first of which, on the Real Radio stage, followed a performance by the Cheeky Girls. Much fun was had by all!! They make their way to Leeds this week to start work on the new EP.

Barfly - Tuesday 12th July
Halflight play Cardiff Barfly on Tuesday 12th July at 8.00pm. They support two great singer/songwriters Johnathan Rice from LA and Polly Paulusma from London . Johnathan Rice has just supported REM at the Millenium Stadium so The Barfly will be quite a contrast for him!
Small Nations Festival
Thanks to everyone who saw the band and bought a CD at The Small Nations Festival on Saturday.

June 2005

New Photos
New photos of Sarah by Mary Wycherly. Many thanks to Mary for her time, enthusiasm and great photographs! Check um out.
New Sample
Check out a live audio recording of 'The Ending' from Halflight's appearance on ITV'S, 'The Guest List' last year. Here @ myspace

New Recording!
The band have been in talks with producer Andy Hawkins about the new EP and will finally go into the studio in late July to begin work on it. Possible tracks for inclusion are Pick Me, Smiles and Air, Mari and The Ending. Watch this space!

Support for Hothouse Flowers in Ireland
Sarah and Rich will be taking the scaled down Halflight to Ireland at the end of the month for Waterford Festival in Dunmore East. The duo will be the main support for massive Irish band Hothouse Flowers on Friday 24th June and then play their own headline gig the next night in Waterford. Check gig page for venue details.

Peppermint Patti Presents @ Chapter, Cardiff
FRIDAY JULY 1ST!!! - Halflight headline the next fantastic Peppermint Patti event at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Check out www.PeppermintPatti.co.uk

May 2005

Diva's, Swansea SU
In a fairly last minute addition, the full five-piece band will be supporting Story One (think Damien Rice, Jeff Buckley...) @ Diva's on Thursday 9th June. More gigs have been added here

International Pop Overthrow
Thanks to everyone who turned up to support us at the IPO gigs in Liverpool. We had a fun weekend and hope to be back for the next festival!

Next gig - new addition!
Sarah and Rich will be playing a short slot at Le Pub in Newport on Thurs 19th May supporting Maria Taylor, a lo-fi American songstress. Should be a good gig so come down if you're near-by.

April 2005

News Flash!
Gwion Rowlands from brilliant band The Keys will be making some cameo appearences with us on Bass Guitar at the next few gigs, starting with The Barfly on Tuesday!

Up and coming gigs!
Cardiff Barfly on Tuesday 3rd May
Tonypandy Athletic on Friday 6th May

'Messages'
'Messages' is an album of music by Nia George, Sarah's best friend and fellow band memember of Jylt, who tragically passed away from Leukaemia in Feb 2004. Compiled by Nia's Dad, the album contains recently discovered bedroom recordings and old Jylt demos. You can buy it now from www.niageorge.com. All proceeds go to the 'Bucket Full of Hope' appeal.

More news!
Tickets for the Jim Moray gig are not cheap @ £12.50 but we have 10 special 'two 4 one' offers, negotiated exclusively for halflight fans. So get in touch and let us know how many you need.

News Flash!
Ok, so I was wrong about no gigs in April. We've just been offered a support slot with the fantastic Jim Moray at The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd on Wed 27th April. Catch Sarah and Rich playing at this fantastic venue. Do not miss this!!!

No gigs this month as we're locked in the studio trying out new material, new instruments and new musicians.

We're back on 3rd May at the Barfly in Cardiff. Watch this space...or check out MySpace, for blog entries and up to the minute action

March 2005

Two tracks from the Subside EP are now available to buy as MP3'S from Karmadownload (http://www.karmadownload.com/artist/?halflight)

January 2005

Interview with Sarah
Read a recent review and interview with Sarah on the U.S. website Musical Discoveries

Happy new year!
We're racing into 2005 with a load of new gigs and some studio time. We're demo-ing new material and recording some tracks with drummer Avvon with a view to producing a new EP before the summer.

In the mean time if you haven't got one already buy the Subside EP here!

December 2004

The Pop Factory Awards
Congrats to the fantastic Along Came Man who snatched the 'Best New Act' award from us! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for us anyway. We've had a great year and just being at the Pop Factory Awards Party itself was a blast. Free champagne and vodka all night....say no more! They'll be televised on ITV Wales on 17th Dec.

Gig Cancellation!!
The gig on December 21st is unfortunately cancelled due to lack of time for promotion etc, so Thursday 16th December @ The Toucan Club is officially our last gig of the year. If you're near Cardiff, come and party with Halflight, Christopher Rees and Rocket Goldstar!

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