ハーフ・アライブ (バンド)

ハーフ・アライブ(half・alive)は、アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州ロングビーチで結成されたポップ・ロックバンドである。バンドは2016年に結成され、ボーカルのジョシュ・タイラー (Josh Taylor) 、ドラマーのブレットクレーマ(Brett Kramer)、ベーシストのJ. タイラー・ジョンソン（J. Tyler Johnson)で構成されている。彼らの最も人気な曲はシングル曲Still Feel.であり、独特な振り付けが入ったミュージックビデオで知られている。

2017年、初のEP、「3」でデビューを果たす。

2019年8月、"ナウ・ノット・イェット (Now , Not yet) " をリリース。

2022年2月、”コンディションズ・オブ・ア・パンク (Conditions of a punk) " をリリース。

 経歴 

 2016–2017: 結成、デビューEP 
ボーカルのジョシュ・タイラーはハーフアライブを結成する前に、カリフォルニア州ロングビーチのバンド、”ザ・モデレーツ (The Moderates) "のリードボーカルを担当していた。バンド（ザ・モデレーツ）はデビューEP "カラー (Colour) " を2013年にリリースした。

2015年7月ジョシュは7か月間の間、作曲に集中するプロジェクトに着手することを発表し、直前にジョシュは約50曲を作ることを望んでいた。結局このプロジェクトは同年12月30日に終了した。これには今のドラマーのブレットが参加しており、自分たちの曲の進化を見届けるうちに、二人はバンドを組むことを決めた。

2017年4月10日、ザ・モデレーツが解散したことが発表され、それと同時にジョシュの新しいバンド、「ハーフ・アライブ」が結成された。

同年4月24日、ファーストシングル「The fall」をミュージックビデオとともにリリースし、デビューEP「3」も同日にリリースした。「3」はモハーヴェ砂漠のヘリコプター格納庫をスタジオ代わりにしてレコーディングされた。

同年6月6日、シングル曲 "Aawake at night" がEPからリリースされた。

このEPに収録されている3曲は2018年6月にSpotifyで400万回再生された。EPがリリースした直後、バンドはブレントと大学でともに演奏をしていたベーシスト、J. タイラー・ジョンソンを迎え入れた。ジョシュは前にタイラーを紹介されており、バンドの曲にコンピュータで生成した音（打ち込み）を入れることを避けるため、生の演奏を見せるために迎え入れられた。

 2018–2020: "Still Feel"の成功、レーベルとの契約 
On August 3, 2018, the band released the single "Still Feel", accompanied by a music video filmed at Popsicle LA. The video attracted attention for its choreography and cinematography, done by lead singer Josh Taylor and JA Collective, and received positive reviews from publications including Alternative Press and Rock Sound, the former calling the cinematography "first-class" and the latter calling the band "so multi-talented". NPR also featured the track on the "All Songs Considered" playlist and directed praise at its music video, while Triple J placed it on their "Best New Music" list, expressing similar sentiments. Thanks to the attention received by the track, the band signed a record deal with RCA Records soon after. The band subsequently performed their first live show in October 2018 at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles. They embarked on their first tour from January to February 2019, taking place in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Soon after the release of "Still Feel", the band disclosed that they were recording two new songs that they had previously performed live, but declined to reveal when they would be released.

On January 18, 2019, the band released the single "Arrow" and a music video premiered later that day. Time named it one of the best songs of the week, writing that "the song is filled with small surprises, like mini drum breaks and a groovy synth sequence that break it up into an unexpected composition that pulses with fresh energy." After the release of the single, the band disclosed to Rock Sound that they were working "on a larger body of work but keeping it discreet and mysterious." The following month, the band's track "Still Feel" entered the Hot Rock Songs and Alternative Songs chart in the United States and eventually peaked at number 26 on the former and number 21 on the latter. On March 14, the band made their late-night television debut as they played the track on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The performance was well received by Billboard, calling it "spectacularly orchestrated," and Rolling Stone, who deemed it "cleverly choreographed." The band then announced a world tour taking place from June to November in Australia, North America and Europe.

On April 25, the trio announced on social media that they would be releasing all of their released material on a vinyl record named *7, which also includes an intro track and an unreleased song named "Runaway". On June 13, the band released the track "Runaway" as a single alongside a heavily choreographed music video, simultaneously announcing that their debut studio album, Now, Not Yet, would be released on August 9. They performed the track live for Vevo's DSCVR series alongside "Arrow" and incorporated various dance interludes from their music videos in the renditions. The album's fourth single, "Pure Gold", which was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, was released on July 19 alongside a "colorful and jubilant" visual. A fifth single titled "OK OK?" was premiered on July 31 at 10 AM PST on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show as that day's "World Record". A music video for the song also shared that day.

The band released an EP titled "In Florescence" on May 1, 2020, which features orchestral reimaginings of four songs off Now, Not Yet. The EP was accompanied by a documentary titled "Now, Not Yet: in Florescence" that was released on Youtube on May 4.

 2021–present: Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1 & Conditions of a Punk 
On March 10, 2021, the band announced that they will be performing at the 2021 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in September of that year. On March 24, they announced the release of a new single titled "What's Wrong", which was released the following week on March 31 alongside a music video. They further confirmed that it would serve as the first single from their upcoming second album. "What's Wrong" was a collaboration with production duo Ojivolta. A second single, "Time 2", was released on May 26.

On June 26, it was announced that the band would accompany Twenty One Pilots during the Takeover Tour as an opening act. This marked the band's first time playing a live show since the conclusion of the Now, Not Yet Tour in November 2019. The band released a third single, titled "Summerland", on July 23. The music video for "Summerland" stars actress Fivel Stewart. The fourth single, "Make of It", was released on September 16.

On November 17, the band announced a North American "Give Me Your Shoulders Tour", set to begin in February 2022. The announcement promised more throughout the week. This promise was kept true with the release of "Hot Tea" on November 18, along with an accompanying music video the next day. Unlike their past songs, "Hot Tea" features distorted vocals and trap inspired hi-hats.

"Hot Tea" was accompanied by the formal announcement of what was originally planned to be the band's sophomore album, Give Me Your Shoulders. The album was revealed as a two part record, the first of which—Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1—was released on February 11, 2022, preceding the tour across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe.

On September 12, 2022, the band announced the cancellation of Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 2 in favor of "something beyond it". The band began what they described as a "new era" with the release of a spoken word track, "Night Swims (poem)" the same day. On September 14, the band began teasing the release of a new single titled "Did I Make You Up?". It was released on October 13, 2022, with its music video ending with the announcement of the release of their second album, Conditions of a Punk, on December 2, 2022. The track list for Conditions of a Punk features every track from Give Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1. "Time 2" and "Night Swims (poem)" do not appear on either album. The day before the album release, the band also announced its accompanying tour, set to take place across North America, the UK, and Europe in early 2023.

 Musical style and influences 
The band's musical style has been described as indie pop, pop, alternative rock, dance-pop, electronic rock and electropop, and further incorporates elements of R&B, funk and soul. The band have explained that they enjoy experimenting with numerous genres as well as sounds from 1960's, 70's and contemporary music. They have cited film and psychology, specifically Jungian and Freudian concepts from which the band's name derives, as some of their influences, in addition to the work of Sufjan Stevens, Vulfpeck, Christine and the Queens, Kimbra, Emily King, Chance the Rapper, Tyler, the Creator and Twenty One Pilots, and incorporate themes of anxiety and religion in their songs. Taylor, in an interview with NBHAP, illustrated that while songwriting he aims to hit the "sweet spot" between "abstract" and "relatable" lyrics in order to allow listeners to interpret them in their own way.

 Band members 

 Joshua William "Josh" Taylor – lead vocals (2016–present)
 Brett Kramer – drums (2016–present)
 J. Tyler Johnson – bass guitar (2017–present)

 Discography 

 Albums 

 Studio albums 
+List of studio albums, with selected chart positionsTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUSAlt.USRockNow, Not Yet Released: August 9, 2019
 Label: RCA
 Format: Digital download, LP, CD, CS1546Conditions of a Punk Released: December 2, 2022
 Label: RCA
 Format: Digital download, LP——

 Compilation albums 
TitleDetails*7 Released: May 17, 2019
 Label: RCA
 Format: 12″

 Extended plays 
TitleDetails3 Released: April 24, 2017
 Label: Self-released
 Format: Digital downloadIn Florescence Released: May 1, 2020
 Label: RCA
 Format: Digital downloadGive Me Your Shoulders, Pt. 1 Released: February 11, 2022
 Label: RCA
 Format: Digital download

 Singles 
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSAlt.USRock"The Fall"2017——3"Aawake at Night"——"tip toes"——"Still Feel"2018721 RIAA: GoldNow, Not Yet"Arrow"2019——"Runaway"29—"Pure Gold"——"OK OK?"——"Breakfast"——