Fraternal Twin Brings A Decade Of Searching Home On "Halo Fell Forever"

Written By: Big C

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Photo Credit: Abbie Huynh

Ten years can turn a waiting room into a wilderness, but Fraternal Twin have finally carried the record home. Halo Fell Forever arrives as the New York project’s first full-length since 2016, gathering songs written across different eras of Tom Christie’s life into one heavy, searching body. The album’s patience makes its arrival feel earned rather than delayed, carrying hard lessons through distortion toward renewal. Joined by Marco Spodek, Mariah Houston, and Forrest Philpot, Christie pushes the band’s dream-pop and shoegaze foundation toward something more unsettled, muscular, and cathartic. Guitars shimmer before breaking open, while low-end pressure groans beneath melodies that refuse to rush their revelations. This is unfinished emotional business finally finding its shape. Christie reflects:

This album interacts between past and present selves based on the fact that it is made up of both newer songs as well as some that are a decade old at this point. It also touches quite a bit on toxic relationships, mental health, and self-love.

Artwork Credit: Clara Curbera

Recorded with producer Dan Howard at Chateau Grand in Brooklyn, the album places decade-old songs beside newer writing until past and present begin answering one another. Tracks such as Whirlpool, Evil Eye, Lucidity, and Metamorphosis move through toxic relationships, mental health, self-love, and the slow work of becoming clear again. The title track’s hazy performance video lets riffs move almost in slow motion around Christie’s voice while reality seems to bubble through the frame. The album follows CEL’s earlier look at "Medicine," extending that song’s road from fractured memory toward repair. Release shows in Kingston, New York City, and Philadelphia now give the long wait somewhere physical to land. Listen to the album "Halo Fell Forever" and follow Fraternal Twin as the next chapter is already making noise on YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM, and TWITTER.

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