http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6282&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rssHailing from Olympia, Wash., the Halo Benders are a supergroup of sorts. Spearheaded by Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) and Indie luminary Calvin Johnson (K records/beat happening/Dub Narcotic), with the help of keyboardist/uber-recording engineer Steve Fisk, their enchanting contributions have never been burdened by the commercial responsibilities of their respective bands or projects. This may, in fact, be the reason the Halos' songs and arrangements are so facile and beautiful. Combined with simple, sometimes playful rhythms and swirling synths, Martsch weaves tasteful, interlaced guitar melodies with his delay pedal. Johnson is once again given poetic license to confuse the listener with his monotone, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Martsch also chimes in, struggling for the high notes, creating confusing, playful cacophony. Ultimately, what you get are catchy tunes that creatively go a little further than one might expect.Indie/Alternativeen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:45 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6282&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hailing from Olympia, Wash., the Halo Benders are a supergroup of sorts. Spearheaded by Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) and Indie luminary Calvin Johnson (K records/beat happening/Dub Narcotic), with the help of keyboardist/uber-recording engineer Steve Fisk, their enchanting contributions have never been burdened by the commercial responsibilities of their respective bands or projects. This may, in fact, be the reason the Halos' songs and arrangements are so facile and beautiful. Combined with simple, sometimes playful rhythms and swirling synths, Martsch weaves tasteful, interlaced guitar melodies with his delay pedal. Johnson is once again given poetic license to confuse the listener with his monotone, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Martsch also chimes in, struggling for the high notes, creating confusing, playful cacophony. Ultimately, what you get are catchy tunes that creatively go a little further than one might expect. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381186&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 381186 tra.381186 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Virginia Reel Around The Fountain tra.381186 378000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381186&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381186&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.492913&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 492913 tra.492913 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 God Don't 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00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 381192 tra.381192 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 God Don't Make No Junk alb.132973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/2/0/650286_170x170.jpg 1994-06-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Canned Oxygen tra.381192 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381192&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381192&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367996&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 367996 tra.367996 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 Don't Tell Me Now alb.132971 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/2/0/650288_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Inbread Heart tra.367996 133000 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Benders on Rhapsody Online 381193 tra.381193 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 God Don't Make No Junk alb.132973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/2/0/650286_170x170.jpg 1994-06-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Big Rock Candy Mountain tra.381193 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381193&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381193&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381190&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 381190 tra.381190 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Rebels Got A Hole In It tra.381190 362000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381190&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381190&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381188&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 381188 tra.381188 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Devil City Destiny tra.381188 296000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381188&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381188&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368005&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 368005 tra.368005 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Turn It My Way tra.368005 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368005&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368005&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368004&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 368004 tra.368004 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Love Travels Faster tra.368004 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368004&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368004&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325753&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 325753 tra.325753 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Foggy Bottom tra.325753 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325753&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325753&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367993&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 367993 tra.367993 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 Don't Tell Me Now alb.132971 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/2/0/650288_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Halo Bender tra.367993 270000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367993&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367993&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381189&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 381189 tra.381189 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 The Rebel's Not In alb.132972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/0/650297_170x170.jpg 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 true Do That Thing tra.381189 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381189&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381189&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368003&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 10 Feb 1998 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368001&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.368001&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.492914&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 492914 tra.492914 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 God Don't Make No Junk alb.132973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/2/0/650286_170x170.jpg 1994-06-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Will Work For Food tra.492914 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.492914&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.492914&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367999&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367997&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367992&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 367992 tra.367992 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 Don't Tell Me Now alb.132971 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/2/0/650288_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Phantom Power tra.367992 111000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367992&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367992&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367994&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 367994 tra.367994 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 Don't Tell Me Now alb.132971 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/2/0/650288_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Mercury Blues tra.367994 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367994&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367994&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367998&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 16 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Halo Benders on Rhapsody Online 367998 tra.367998 The Halo Benders art.6282 0.99 Don't Tell Me Now alb.132971 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/2/0/650288_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Magic Carpet Rider tra.367998 128000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367998&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.367998&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-halo-benders%2Ftop-tracks.rss