Halfset Explained

Halfset
Origin:	Dublin
Years Active:	–
Label:	^[1]
Past Members:	Stephen Shannon Jeff Martin Sinead Nic Gearailt Cillian McDonnell

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)

External links

• Halfset on Discogs
• Halfset on Bandcamp

Notes and References

1. Halfset - Another Way of Being There. 10 October 2008. www.rte.ie.
2. Web site: No half measures from Halfset when it comes to the music. Galway Advertiser.
3. Web site: Halfset - Dramanlog. Entertainment.ie.
4. Web site: Halfset Navigator. irishmusicdb.com.
5. Web site: 'Post-rock' band Halfset a hit. 14 March 2009. IrishCentral.com.
6. Web site: Music: Halfset * * * *. Independent.ie.
7. Web site: Halfset members return as Mount Alaska; Hear 'Sine, Cosine, Tangent' | Nialler9. nialler9.com. 11 October 2016 .
8. Web site: Introducing: Mount Alaska - the electronica duo with plans to conquer in 2018. Red Bull.
9. Web site: Soundtrack On The Mount: Steve Shannon and Cillian McDonnell - Mount Alaska. 12 November 2019.
10. Web site: Ten Irish acts we wish were still making music no. The Irish Post.
11. News: Leaving the lyrics behind. The Irish Times.
12. Web site: Halfset discography. RateYourMusic.
13. News: Enough with the labels! Let me just get on with making music. The Irish Times.
14. Web site: Halfset | Other Voices. www.othervoices.ie.