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Present Tense

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lyric residue

And she was always so ...

... nothing was ever her ...

Or her responsibility

And this is all ...

A delicate balance ...

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Sawtooth EP / Halou 2008.01Sawtooth EP / Halou 2008.Butcher / Cover artwork.02Butcher / Cover artwork.Suburban Reverb / 0F9B9608 copy03Suburban Reverb / 0F9B9608 copy

Surrender to the pull and you may find unreleased demos, unseen photos, old posters, studio notes, and loose pieces.

Choose a direction

Present Tense

Current piece

Let an image choose the way

Sawtooth EP / Halou 2008.

Trust the after-hours signal

Butcher / Cover artwork.

Late Night

Let an image choose the way

Suburban Reverb / 0F9B9608 copy

Path so far

Gladhander→Breathe→Monsters / 0F9B9875→Brutalism For Lovers / 0F9B6705→Present Tense
field note / public memoryThe site is not explaining itself. It is remembering in public.field note / loose pageDo not ask whether this belongs here. Ask why it found the path.album note / 2026Coco feels like evidence recovered from a room that is still humming.found note / undatedI was also interested in bringing in new tones that broadened the sound: vibraphone, upright...found note / undatedThere was a window in the dining room of the house I lived in as a teenager.found note / undatedAbout Halou HALOU is the sound of tension held beautifully in place. A Bay Area outfit built around the...