Bristol-born band, HAAL, have released their newest single, ‘Vinculum’, following the announcement of their upcoming debut EP, Back To Shilmarine, which will be hitting the music scene on May 10th.
Post-rock elements merge with trip-hop and industrial sounds to give HAAL their own unique sound. Leading up to their debut EP, HAAL continue to tease their supporters with tastes from Back To Shilmarine, in the forms of tracks ‘Platform 1, 18:19’ and now ‘Vinculum’.
Long-time friend of the band, and writer of the lyrics to the track, ‘Vinculum’, explains the meaning, “A boy who is left shunned from his village, due to his disfigured body. He travels alone in a forgotten part of the world, looking for a cure. He comes across a place where he has the ability to rewrite the natural law of the universe. Being stuck between, hatred, rejection and fear, he is unable to focus his thoughts into anything coherent, only wishing for the vapid idea of him, and everyone else being one in the same. The culmination being the birth of a plague, where everyone suffered equally.”
HAAL have shared the experience of creating their debut EP with many of the band’s friends, collaborating on some lyrical work, as well as the art surrounding Back To Shilmarine.
The band also have upcoming shows, including three that will take place after the release of Back To Shilmarine.
Back To Shilmarine:
- Vinculum
- A Squared
- Platform 1, 18:19
- To Be A Machine
- Blank Sheep
HAAL’s upcoming show dates:
May 4 – Wanderlust Festival, Southampton
May 18 – Rough Trade, Bristol (with Jerome, GravyTrain, Ekhidna)
June 6 – The George Tavern, London (with Unlucky & Sulk, Bad Vibrations
August 16 – ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol
