{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Halfset | image = | origin = Dublin | genre = {{hlist|electronica|post-rock}} | years_active = {{start date|2005}}–{{End date|2015}} | label = {{hlist|Elusive Casino|Gravity}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2008/1010/449607-halfset/|title=Halfset - Another Way of Being There|date=10 October 2008|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref> | associated_acts = | website = | past_members = * Stephen Shannon * Jeff Martin * Sinead Nic Gearailt *Cillian McDonnell }}
'''Halfset''' were an Irish electronica/post-rock band based in Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/2674/no-half-measures-from-halfset-when-it-comes-to-the-music|title=No half measures from Halfset when it comes to the music|website=Galway Advertiser}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/uncategorized/halfset-dramanlog-177283|title=Halfset - Dramanlog|website=Entertainment.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irishmusicdb.com/h/halfset/frame.htm|title=Halfset Navigator|website=irishmusicdb.com}}</ref>
==Career== Halfset's second album, ''Another Way of Being There'' (2008), was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, earning comparisons to Sigur Rós, Mogwai and Tortoise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/halfset--237631091.html|title='Post-rock' band Halfset a hit|date=14 March 2009|website=IrishCentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music-halfset-26481663.html|title=Music: Halfset * * * *|website=Independent.ie}}</ref> Halfset performed at Electric Picnic 2009.
By 2015 the band had disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nialler9.com/halfset-mount-alaska-sine-cosine-tangent/|title=Halfset members return as Mount Alaska; Hear 'Sine, Cosine, Tangent' | Nialler9|website=nialler9.com|date=11 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/mount-alaska-interview-steveshannon-cillianmcdonnell|title=Introducing: Mount Alaska - the electronica duo with plans to conquer in 2018|website=Red Bull}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.totallydublin.ie/music/music-features/soundtrack-on-the-mount-steve-shannon-and-cillian-mcdonnell-mount-alaska/|title=Soundtrack On The Mount: Steve Shannon and Cillian McDonnell - Mount Alaska|date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/ten-irish-acts-we-wish-were-still-making-music-now-64275|title=Ten Irish acts we wish were still making music no|website=The Irish Post}}</ref>
==Personnel==
* Stephen Shannon (producer/engineer, laptop, bass)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.659/leaving-the-lyrics-behind-1.1081675|title=Leaving the lyrics behind|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> * Jeff Martin (guitar, vocals)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/halfset|title=Halfset discography|website=RateYourMusic}}</ref> * Sinéad Nic Gearailt (harp, Rhodes piano)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/enough-with-the-labels-let-me-just-get-on-with-making-music-1.632811|title=Enough with the labels! Let me just get on with making music|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> * Cillian McDonnell (drums)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.othervoices.ie/content/halfset|title=Halfset | Other Voices|website=www.othervoices.ie}}</ref>
==Discography==
;Albums *''Dramanalog'' (2005) *''Another Way of Being There'' (2008)
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== External links == * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/163581-Halfset Halfset on Discogs] *[https://halfset.bandcamp.com/ Halfset on Bandcamp]
Category:Musical groups from Dublin (city) Category:Irish post-rock groups Category:2005 establishments in Ireland