Halo on the Inside
by Circuit des Yeux
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 March 2025
- Label: Matador
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:47
- Community rating: 3.5/5 from 12 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Halo on the Inside', Haley Fohr explores themes of Greek mythology, rebirth, and transformation through a dense and often claustrophobic soundscape. Co-produced with Andrew Broder, the album shifts from prior orchestral arrangements to a nocturnal world of synthesizers, distorted bass, and industrial electronics, blending her experimental folk style with darkwave and art-rock influences. Fohr's commanding, multi-octave voice remains the central force, guiding the listener through a harrowing yet sensual journey of profound metamorphosis and primal abandon.
Genres
Descriptors: female-vocals, droning, cavernous, dissonant, monolithic, vocal, atmospheric, experimental, orchestral
Tracklist
- Megaloner (04:14)
- Canopy of Eden (04:58)
- Skeleton Key (06:02)
- Anthem of Me (04:42)
- Cosmic Joke (02:38)
- Cathexis (03:41)
- Truth (05:06)
- Organ Bed (04:25)
- It Takes My Pain Away (05:01)
Credits
- Haley Fohr - vocals, production, electric guitar, synthesizer, written-by
- Andrew Broder - production, piano, programming
- Jason Stein - bass clarinet
- Alistair Sung - cello
- Alison Chesley - amplified cello
- Ashley Guerrero - storm drums, knuckles, drums, percussion
- Melvin Gibbs - electric bass, bass guitar
- Alan Sparhawk - swamp guitar, electric guitar
- David Tulles - percussion
- Cole Pulice - saxophone
- Mayah Kadish - violin
- J. R. Bohannon - guitar
- Dana Trippe - creative director, photography by
- Alison Fielding - design
- Kalliopi Magnis - management [creative management]
- Heba Kadry - mastered by, mastering
- Marta Salogni - mixing
- Nat Harvie - engineering
- Nick Broste - engineering
- Tom Herbers - engineering