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Encyclopedia > Alison's Halo
Alison's Halo
Background information
Origin Tempe, Arizona
Genre(s) dream pop, space pop
Years active 1992-present
Website Official site
Members
Catherine Cooper
Adam Cooper
Lynn Anderson
Alison (drum machine)

Alison's Halo is a dream pop band from Tempe, Arizona. Their airy vocals and delayed riffs are often also associated with shoegazing or space pop. Their first single, "Dozen", was released in 1995. Their first CD, Eyedazzler, is a compilation of songs the band created between 1992 and 1996, was released on the first of January the next year. Since then, they have released a handful of cassettes and singles. Since 2003 they have been working on a remaster of Eyedazzler and a new CD. Tempe is a variant spelling for the food Tempeh. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. ... Tempe is a variant spelling for the food Tempeh. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze) is a style of alternative rock that emerged in southern England in the late 1980s. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


Discography

  • Eyedazzler
  • 8 bit
  • Dozen
  • Leech

See also

Cocteau Twins were an influential and prolific Scottish rock band. ... Slowdive // Slowdive were a shoegazing band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. ...

External links

  • Official site


 
 

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