half•alive Share First Part of Upcoming Album ‘Give Me Your Shoulders’; Unveil New Single & Video “Move Me”
Long Beach based trio half•alive have released the first part of their new album Give Me Your Shoulders. Featuring four previously unreleased tracks, Give Me Your Shoulders Pt. 1 is shared in tandem with the stunning new single and video “Move Me”.
half•alive partnered with a curated group of artists, directors, actors, animators, and creators, giving each of them the creative freedom to make a 30 second video to the track from their imagination. From there, the band selected a handful of videos and edited them together to create the incredible and unique Move Me music video.
About Give Me Your Shoulders Pt. 1, Josh Taylor from half•alive says: “Give Me Your Shoulders has many layers of intimacy. Physical, emotional, & spiritual. Shoulders are intimate in nature, close to the heart, a place of strength & tell of vulnerability. A sign of how safe I feel, & how close I’m willing to let you.
I’ve never before explored the topic of love in our songs. This album is unexplored territory in that regard. It’s vulnerable. Exposing my shoulders to whoever will stop & listen. Many of the songs are about the cry for love’s hand around my heart. In one breath it’s about a person & about God. To ache for the comfort of another. To hide in the corner of their shoulder & know I am safe.
To shoulder is to accept responsibility, to take on one’s burden. To give your heavy. Saying ‘take my yoke upon you & learn from me… and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’, as he proceeds to carry the weight of death on his shoulders, bearing it with arms outstretched to save the world.
It is love. To give what you cannot carry. To accept another’s burden without condition. To yoke yourself with the author of Love & find rest for your soul.”
Check out the music video here and tour dates just past.
Tour dates:
February 24, 2022 • Austin, TX • Emo’s
February 25, 2022 • Dallas, TX • Echo Lounge & Music Hall
February 26, 2022 • Houston, TX • White Oak Music Hall
February 28, 2022 • Orlando, FL • Beacham
March 1, 2022 • Ft. Lauderdale, FL • Culture Room
March 3, 2022 • Atlanta, GA • Terminal West (SOLD OUT)
March 4, 2022 • Nashville, TN • Basement East (SOLD OUT)
March 7, 2022 • Washington, D.C. • Lincoln Theatre
March 8, 2022 • Philadelphia, PA • Union Transfer
March 9, 2022 • New York, NY • Irving Plaza
March 10, 2022 • Boston, MA • Royale
March 12, 2022 • Toronto, ON • Opera House
March 14, 2022 • Columbus, OH • Newport Music Hall
March 15, 2022 • Chicago, IL • House of Blues
March 16, 2022 • Detroit, MI • The Majestic
March 18, 2022 • Minneapolis, MN • Varsity Theater
March 19, 2022 • Lawrence, KS • The Granada
March 21, 2022 • Denver, CO • Ogden Theatre
March 23, 2022 • Salt Lake City, UT • The Depot
March 25, 2022 • Portland, OR • Wonder Ballroom
March 26, 2022 • Seattle, WA • The Showbox
March 27, 2022 • Vancouver, BC • Hollywood Theatre
March 29, 2022 • Santa Cruz, CA • The Catalyst
March 30, 2022 • Santa Ana, CA • The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
UK + Europe
April 20, 2022 • Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Melkweg
April 21, 2022 • Antwerp, Belgium • Zappa
April 22, 2022 • Hamburg, Germany • Uebel & Gefährlich
April 24, 2022 • Copenhagen, Denmark • Lille Vega
April 25, 2022 • Oslo, Norway • Parkteatret
April 26, 2022 • Stockholm, Sweden • Debaser Strand
April 28, 2022 • Berlin, German • Kesselhaus
April 29, 2022 • Warsaw, Poland • Palladium
May 01, 2022 • Prague, Czech Republic • Roxy
May 02, 2022 • Vienna, Austria • Ottakringer Brauerei
May 03, 2022 • Munich, Germany • Technikum
May 05, 2022 • Milan, Italy • Santeria Toscana 31
May 07, 2022 • Cologne, Germany • Kantine
May 10, 2022 • Paris, France • Le Trabendo
May 12, 2022 • Birmingham, UK • O2 Institute 2
May 13, 2022 • London, UK • EartH
May 14, 2022 • Manchester, UK • Academy 2
May 16, 2022 • Glasgow, UK • SWG3 TV Studio
May 17, 2022 • Dublin, Ireland • Academy
