Halflives have turned adversity into opportunity. The Italian three-piece, who now reside in Paris, have been making a name as purveyors of catchy pop-punk. But then they lost their guitarist before beginning work on new five-track EP Resilience. Singer Linda Battilani decided that, rather than hunt for a new member, they could move forward by focussing on their remaining strengths.“The line-up change means that the new material is a more minimalistic take on our sound,” she says. “But the result is a record that allowed us to truly experiment. There were no barriers put in place as to what Resilience could be, and because of that, our creativity really flowed.”Whereas Halflives’ previous material was guitar-based pop-punk, Resilience is a record that’s harder to pin down. This f...
