Faint Halos

Songs have their own gravity. A great song is a star, drawing people and associations into its orbit, creating entire solar systems with an invisible force that we can intuitively feel, but can hardly understand.

Philly-based singer/songwriter Paul Hashemi started Faint Halos in the aftermath of the global pandemic, writing songs about loneliness to make people feel less alone.

The songs drew in bassist Miguel Padro, drummer Bill Hallinan, and guitarist Matt Ciejka; but gravitation runs both ways. Just as the musicians were drawn to the songs, so too have they pulled the songs in new directions. The songs have grown and changed, going beyond the original versions in myriad ways, evolving from the electronic bedroom pop-rock of the first Faint Halos releases to the Americana-inflected 2024 album <a href="spotify:album:18EIeXfHDiaKoSruRRb4OF" data-name="I can see a million lights">I can see a million lights</a> to the raw, unfiltered energy of their upcoming releases, their first songs recorded as a group, in Fall 2025.

The band’s passion and chemistry burns through in riveting live performances, making each one a must-see event - every song perfectly and constantly adapted to the room, the crowd, and the mood, every show uniquely its own. Inviting the audience into its orbit, and being changed by the process, like all great forces of nature. Don&#39;t miss your chance to be pulled in.

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