Their second album Wings of Love (2020) already showed signs of an excellent individual sound, something that is in full force on their latest, Sitting Pretty. It is quite an apt title, as Peter Kegler, who was the leading songwriter on their previous efforts, now gives more limelight to Marley Lix-Jones, both with songwriting and vocals.
Half Stack return with Sitting Pretty, their third full length, due out October 6th via Forged Artifacts and Royal Oakie Records, capturing feelings of isolation and the need to reconnect. With clean guitars, easy progressions, harmonized vocals, and dips into power-pop bliss, the band continue to evolve in real time.
Set to release their sophomore full length on September 25th via Forged Artifacts (Double Grave, Total Revenge, Dweller) the band are keeping the vibes dusty throughout Wings of Love, but it’s the laid back vibes and easy melodies that help transport everything away from our reality as the world continues to burn.
Oakland’s Half Stack find that perfect space between the alt(ernative) and country in “alt-country.” While the band are a decent way from the South, their dusty twang and down-home hooks feel natural, authentic, and easily settled. There’s no tension, just open sky and big melodic relaxation, the type that never feels stagnant.
