Local Band of the Day: Hallan

May 25, 2020June 2, 2021 Nikki 1 Comment

In brief

Hallan are one of the best post-punk bands to come out of Portsmouth music scene over the past few years! The four-piece create music that is jam-packed full of catchy riffs, lyrics and attitude. Hallan are a must-see live, at least when gigs return anyway! ‘Habit‘ is insane live with hooks so catchy it’ll be stuck in your head for days, whilst ‘Yesterday (With Him)‘ is a stadium-sized tune.

Hallan recently signed to Nice Swan Records and released their latest single ‘Modern England‘ via them. The track since went on to be playlisted by BBC6 Music and also played on BBC Radio 1 amongst other national airplay.

Latest track?

Orwell’s Idyllic Future

Best track?

Yesterday (With Him)

Forthcoming/recent releases?

Hallan contributed ‘Yesterday (With Him)’ to Brutalist Records ‘Save Our Scene’ cassette release which featured 23 local bands/artists and is in support of the local music scene. This release of 100 cassettes and 100 t-shirts sold out but you can still support the Portsmouth Music Scene by purchasing a download of this release.

The band released their single ‘Modern England’ on 7th August 2020 and also sold a limited run of 50 cassettes (via Brutalist Records) to support this release that sold out in less than 48 hours.

Notable live performances?

Hallanween headline at the Edge of the Wedge, Portsmouth 2019, Victorious Festival 2019 and Icebreaker Festival 2020 at The Fat Fox.

Forthcoming live performances?

Hallan are set to tour the UK and are playing various UK gigs towards the end of the year with dates as follows:

25th August – The Kazimier, Liverpool
26th August – Bootleg Social, Blackpool
27th August – YES, Manchester
28th August – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

8th September – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
10th September – Hope and Ruin, Brighton
12th Sptember – Moth Club, London

22nd October – Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds (Supporting BDRMM)

11th November – The Social, London
12th November – Head of Steam, Newcastle
13th November – Stag and Dagger, Glasgow (festival)
14th November – Gullivers, Manchester

More info/Hallan tickets can be found here.

If you like them, check out the following local bands:

| Fake Empire | The Stone Birds | The Pretty Visitors |

Follow the band on social media

Buy their music/merch:

| Bandcamp | Limited run of t-shirts |