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You Should Be Listening to half•alive

Lexus Jacobs
Sa Maria Boyd
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SFA chapter.

Who is half•alive?

half•alive is an indie pop band from Long Beach, California and consists of lead singer Josh

Taylor, drummer Brett Kramer and bassist J. Tyler Johnson. The band came about when Taylor decided to try to write 50 songs to improve his songwriting and from that came their 3-song EP, aptly titled 3.

Why you should be listening to half•alive?

Their music blends genres like R&B, funk, pop, rock and soul into a neat little aesthetically pleasing package. The create music with funky beats, introspective lyrics and it ranges from high-energy to dark undertones. On top of their musical talent, their interest in film gives fans colorful, intricate and beautiful music videos that seem like they are from a different time. 

 

If you like these artists, you’ll like half•alive?

COIN, Twenty One Pilots, Walk the Moon

 

What songs should I start with?

  1. Aawake at Night
  2. still feel.
  3. Tip Toe
  4. arrow
  5. The Fall

 

Pop punk enthusiast. Concert photography. Aspiring music journalist. The definition of a music nerd.
Hello, my name is Sa Maria Boyd. I am a Louisiana native raised in the beautiful city of Fort Worth, Texas. I am a really fun person ( at least I'd like to think). I graduated high school in 2015 from the wonderful Western Hills High School. In my four years there, I was apart of the Color Guard, Key Club, Senior Board, My goal is to travel the world and learn about different cultures so that I can help the world become more unified. I am currently attending Stephen F. Austin State University where I will be receiving my Bachelors of Arts in Mass Communications with a minor in Psychology in May of 2019. While I have been in school, I have held the positions of Social Media Director/Vice President for Her Campus SFA, and Vice President for the 6812 Chapter of the NAACP. I have also worked on the Crew, the television production organization for the Mass Communications department, KSAU 90.1--The Axe, and all three shows for SFA TV2.