Album Review: Hal – The Time The Hour
After a 7-year hiatus that apparently saw main man David Allen ply his trade around the US on his own, Hal returned in February with a 4-track EP, Down In The Valley. Their second album, The Time The Hour, combines that EP’s best track and worst track with eight other new songs. It’s my sad duty to report that TTTH is not a patch on their self-titled and massively underappreciated debut. Whatever Allen got up to Stateside, it doesn’t appear... Read More
EP: HAL – Down In The Valley EP
It never really happened for Hal. Seven years ago they were being overshadowed by the Magic Numbers at their co-headline show at the Roadhouse (as most bands would have been). A few months later they released their exceptional début album to mass public indifference. And then they disappeared The band’s return now is something of a surprise. Their unchanged West Coast sound is not liable to bring them more success than it did last time round.... Read More
