Halflives

Halflives
OriginModena, Italy
GenresAlternative rock, pop rock
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Members
  • Linda Battilani
  • Gloria Simonini
  • Enrico Bertoni (touring)
Websitewehavehalflives.com

Halflives is an alternative rock band originally from Modena, Italy[1] but now based in Paris, France. After releasing their debut 8-track record "Empty Rooms"[2] in 2017, they toured Europe and the UK supporting Courage My Love. In 2018 they headlined several tours in mainland Europe and the UK and released two standalone singles "Crown" and "Fugitive".[3] Early in 2019 they toured in the UK supporting The Faim and Chapel and appeared at Rock for People. In 2020 they released their EP "Resilience",[4][5] including the single "Time Bomb" featuring Kellin Quinn from Sleeping with Sirens.[6][7] They toured Europe early 2020 with Icon for Hire and released their single "Villain" in November of that year. Their next EP "V" came out on July 2, 2021, and includes the singles "Victim", "Vibe", "Valkyrie" and "Villain". In 2022 they toured Europe with Halocene.

With the release of "V", lead vocalist Linda Battilani announced that bassist Oscar Scantamburlo and drummer Fede Bernardi had moved from producing members to touring members of the band.[8]

Members

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Discography

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EPs

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  • Empty Rooms (2017)
  • Resilience (2020)
  • V (2021)
  • Inferno (2023)
  • Inferno (End of the World Edition) (2024)

Singles

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  • "Mayday" (2016), on Empty Rooms
  • "Burn" (2016), on Empty Rooms
  • "Echo" (2017), on Empty Rooms
  • "Crown" (2018)
  • "Fugitive" (2018)
  • "Rockstar Everyday" (2019), on Resilience
  • "Snake" (2020), on Resilience
  • "Hard to Break" (2020), on Resilience
  • "Time Bomb" (2020), on Resilience
  • "Rockstar Everyday (MC4D Remix)" (2020)
  • "Fugitive (Reimagined)" (2020)
  • "Villain" (2020), on V
  • "Everyday Rockstars" (Vini Vici vs. Ranji) (2021)
  • "Vibe" (2021),
  • "Victim" (2021),
  • "Valkyrie" (2021),
  • ”Dynamite” (2022),
  • "Sorry Mom X" (2022).
  • "Everybody Knows it" (2023) [9]
  • "Jealous" (2024).

References

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  1. ^ Music Defender (April 14, 2017). "Halflives: Empty Rooms". Has It Leaked. Gothenburg. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Empty Rooms - Halflives | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. ^ Fair, Anna (November 17, 2018). "10 new songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Halflives Announce New EP 'Resilience' - News". Archived from the original on 2020-01-22.
  5. ^ "EP REVIEW: Halflives - Resilience". Rock Sound Magazine. March 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ "Halflives: Parisian Pop-Rockers With Unbreakable Determination". Kerrang!. 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ "PREMIERE: Halflives Take Us On The Road In Their Video For 'Time Bomb' - Features". Rock Sound Magazine.
  8. ^ Pete (2022-04-29). "Halflives". PETE'S ROCK NEWS AND VIEWS.COM. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  9. ^ "Halflives - sorry mom x (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 11 November 2022.