Hal

Perfecting a brand of weather-defying guitar-pop with shiny melodies, sweet harmonies and retro-sounding falsetto vocals also undertaken recently by the likes of The Thrills or The Delays, Hal are the next great new sunny-pop band to come from the British Isles. The debut album of this Irish quartet (fronted by brothers Dave and Paul Allen) just came out, and includes such joyful indie gems as the euforic, irresistible current single 'Play the Hits.'