This year Halou celebrates 12 years as a band and returns with their most compelling work to date, the Sawtooth EP. The markedly, harder edged sound of the new recordings also marks the addition of legendary guitarist Robin Guthrie [the Cocteau Twins] and cellist Zoe Keating [Imogen Heap/Rasputina]. Their hauntingly melodic contributions to the new record offer a great juxtaposition to the underlying rock feel of the new material.

In additon to the band’s work on their own new album, the past few years have been spent using their production skills to help sculpt the sound of such artists as DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Frank Sinatra, Galactic, Blackalicious, John Cale, Low, No Doubt and even a Rod Stewart remix which hit #1 on Billboard. In addition, Halou has scored 2 successful award winning films, "This Girl's Life" starring James Woods [http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=548954], and "Quality of Life" [trailer featuring Halou’s music: http://www.qualityoflife-themovie.com/]. Their music was also recently featured on CSI NY in a show’s climax montage. Throughout all of this, the band has still found the time to create their finest album and perform select live shows such as Seattle's Bumbershoot festival, The San Francisco International Film Festival, and the SF Museum of Modern Art. A full length release and national tour is in the works for 2008.

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Description

6 new tracks featuring the Cocteau twins' Robin Guthrie and Zoe Keating [Imogen Heap].

This year Halou celebrates 12 years as a band and returns with their most compelling work to date, the Sawtooth EP. Although still atmospheric and moody, the markedly harder edged sound of the new recordings also marks the addition of legendary guitarist Robin Guthrie [the Cocteau Twins] and cellist Zoe Keating [Imogen Heap/Rasputina]. In addition to the band’s work on their own new album, Halou has also been busy using their production skills to help sculpt the sound of such artists as DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Frank Sinatra, Galactic, Blackalicious, John Cale, Low, No Doubt and even a Rod Stewart remix which hit #1 on Billboard. Throughout all of this, the band has still found the time to create their finest release to date.

Album Notes

produced by Halou
engineered, mixed, and mastered by Count
recorded in San Francisco and Dallas at BPL

Halou:
Rebecca Coseboom
Ryan Coseboom
Count

Plus Robin Guthrie, Zoe Keating, Toby Pipes, Nolan Thies, Taylor Tatch

Special thanks to Greg Kehret, Corey Denis, David Kostiner, Filter Magazine, KEXP, KCRW, IODA

www.halou.com
contact:management@halou.com

Recording Location

San Francisco / Dallas