2009 Album/News
Mike left the band in April 2008 with no hate or tension between him and the band (the breakup was "mutual"). In the Summer of 2008 Halifax announced that they will be going into the studio with Dwight Baker in Austin, Texas. Many pictures and videos of them in the studio were put up on their Myspace and YouTube channel. The demo "Perfect Life" was put up on their page a few weeks before that and only lasted about a month. In this song Chris shows off his finesse in singing. On August 31 they announced the album is finished but didn't say when it will be released. In December Brandt posted a "Halifax Holiday Update" bulletin announcing that they have not "died", they are eager to get back playing shows and interacting with fans. He also had some big news that the band has parted ways with Drive-Thru Records. They are sending copies of the album to other labels waiting to get a record deal. "...Once that happens it will be coming out asap" says Chris. By the time all that happens the expected release date is late spring/early summer 2010. On April 5, 2009 they posted two new songs entitled "Snakeslide" and "My Restless Heart" unmastered and unmixed. Then in July released two more new songs entitled "Tonight" and "No Saturation" unmastered and unmixed. The songs show their fans that the original sound of Halifax is still there, even with the departure of Mike.
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