If not then fuck off out this thread
yes - they had a track on a free newspaper cd in 2004 called āfestival hitsā or something
Yes I do, I had a promo copy of their debut (only?) album and I never listened to it. I liked the cover though.
Thatās so weird, I had one of their songs stuck in my head this morning.
What A Lovely Dance. Not their best song (it turned out to be the worst song on their album), but it does rhyme āromanceā with ādanceā. So when I first heard the Arctic Monkeysā I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, I said, aloud, āblatant HAL rip-off.ā Oh, what larks.
Yeah, I really liked their debut album, but Iāve not heard it in ages.
They released a 2nd album about 4 years ago. Wasnāt great.
I LOVED the debut. Still do.
CHRIS DE BURGH WILL BE FUCKING SCREWING AT THIS.
FUCKING SCREWING?
Those two words mean the same thing!
Yeah I got that in my head too , thatās why I made the thread. Weird
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DONāT TAUTOLOGISE ME PAL!
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no I donāt sorry.
Iāll be leaving the thread now.
Were they Irish? Out about the same time as Klaxons etc?
Definitely seen them, just donāt remember anything about them.
Slightly before the Klaxons. Think more Bloc Party, The Rakes et al. I HATED that stale post-punk sound then. Still not entirely sold on it. So HAL were a very welcome respite.
Yeah, in with @randylahey on this one - remember that they might have been Irish, and might have toured with The Thrills at some point.
Thatās about it. Does that mean I have to fuck off out this thread, or what?
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You can stay. You have at least remembered their nationality and their touring partners.
Youād probably like them, actually. They were compared to The Beach Boys circa Surfs Up.
I never liked that album cover.
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Saw them supporting Dovesā¦utter namby-pamby shite. Hope they all became accountants
