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Alison's
Halo was formed in Tempe, Arizona during the fall of
1992 by Catherine Cooper (Vocals & Guitar), Adam
Cooper (Guitar & Loops), Lynn Anderson (Bass &
Vocals) and Alison (our Drum Machine). Within months
of formation the band burst onto the local scene and
immediately began securing shows with national acts
(TheVerve, Ultra Vivid Scene, The Boo Radleys, Medicine,
Bailter Space and others) as well as being invited to
perform at numerous pop festivals around the country.
Soon after, the band entered their home studio and emerged
with material that would become their first single.
The "Dozen" single was co-released by the
band and Independent Project Records in the early months
of 1995 to wonderful national reviews and extensive
college radio airplay. Shortly after the recording,
the band invited David Rogers (Bass & Vocals), and
Roger Brogan (Drums) to join the group. The single's
beautiful blend of chiming guitar noise and Catherine's
breathtaking melodies perked many an ear and fueled
the overwhelming desire for the band to load up the
van and head out for a successful string of west coast
dates.
Since then Alison's Halo have self-released numerous
cassettes, appeared on numerous compilations, played
countless shows and festivals (CMJ, SXSW, INTEL etc)
and have continued developing their own brand of noisy
space-pop. For their latest Burnt Hair release, the
band carefully sifted through a mountain of various
2, 4, & 8 porta-studio cassettes, to assemble a stunning
collection of songs tracing the band's growth in both
the songwriting and recording fidelity over the course
of the last six years.
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