#alt pop
guess what y’all? got a new song called ‘U’ dropping next month! my latest track ‘1-800 C H A O T I C’ is OUT NOW!! —my latest EP ‘ELEVEN O’ CLOCK’ is out now; my debut EP ‘EPISODES OF A CANCER’is out as well. words don’t suffice how appreciative of all the love, support n feedback i receive!! which means the world!!!
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Beach Bunny // Prom Queen
Outtake from Lana Del Rey’s 2010 photoshoot by Nicole Nodland.
Molly Burch “Emotion” feat. Wild Nothing
/ Turn on the slow jets.
//Letters to YVYNYL//
HALAN “Little More”
/ When you love writing music that is sad, it tends to go slower and is muscled up through grumbling angst. It’s good to keep working on the craft of writing a song that feels danceable. Dancing is the antidote to being sad. Songwriter Helen Zhou’s new single was launched with the endeavor to stop moping and add a little skip to her step. The single came out on April 16th, 2021.
Hi Mark,
I grew up in Singapore learning classical piano but was never really good at it because I never played any of the pieces according to the style of the period - I added too much pedal to Bach and played Mozart too aggressively. For that reason, and that reason alone, I failed my piano Diploma exam.
I moved to Los Angeles for college and sang poorly in various rock and metal cover bands before finally learning how to scream and sing properly when I graduated. Post-college I found myself in an original theatrical metal band which promised much but did not do much, so I decided to learn how to produce music and make my own songs, and actually get stuff done.
I released my first songs in 2020 of the dark alt-pop genre. I almost exclusively write sad songs because music is my outlet for sad feelings, particularly the “romance” kind. So I found myself releasing a debut melancholy alt-pop EP titled “Best Intentions” about guys who had the worst intentions towards me. Fodder for me to mope around.
Towards the end of 2020, I realized that my music did not really match up with who I am and want to be. Pre-pandemic I liked going to metal concerts and headbang until my neck is stiff or electronic concerts and dance until my body turns into meat pulp. I miss upbeat music, and I want to make upbeat music. So I decided to change my style of production.
This year I still write sad songs about romantic letdowns but what the hell, I make them so at least I get to party to the songs. I make dance-pop now and my first release is “Little More,” about a texting relationship with a guy who promised much but did not do much. I wrote the song in 2020 as a sad indie pop song initially but revamped it into what it is now, a fierce rebuke to YOU, Mr. Gif, who can’t open up or progress a romantic relationship. Bye!
I hope you enjoy the song.
Best,
HALAN
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guess what y’all? got a new song called ‘U’ dropping next month! my latest track ‘1-800 C H A O T I C’ is OUT NOW!! —my latest EP ‘ELEVEN O’ CLOCK’ is out now; my debut EP ‘EPISODES OF A CANCER’is out as well. words don’t suffice how appreciative of all the love, support n feedback i receive!! which means the world!!!
listen/follow me on spotify
listen on applemusic/itunes
listen on TIDAL
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