# HALF PAST TWO Debut New Music Video “Top Gun”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/half-past-two-debut-new-music-video-top-gun/
- Published: 2022-06-01T15:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Southern California Ska/Rock/Reggae/Pop-Punk Band HALF PAST TWO Debut New Music
Video “Top Gun”**
**Self-Titled Full-Length Out Now**

**Check out the [BrooklynVegan](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17734.1.a60941f43ad3c386beb06cf82f5393b0)
Feature**

_“Bright, sugary, all-caps POP. If you’ve ever wished No Doubt’s ska early days 
and the radio-friendly hits of their later careers would collide, Half Past Two 
just might be the perfect thing. Lead singer Tara Hahn has the clear, powerful pipes
and the knack for welcoming melodies needed to write hit songs, and if ska was as
popular today as it was in 1997, I wouldn’t be surprised if Half Past Two did indeed
have a hit. If you like a little sugar in your ska, no other band this year made
it this sweet.”- _**_Brooklynvegan_**

[**Stream the self-titled album here**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17736.1.147a405e8261564be02ad970a2de9465)

[**Watch The “Top Gun” Video Here**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17735.1.43014564852457f3796367673b77989d)

Half Past Two - Top Gun (Official Video)

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_“There’s a definite punk influence on their new self-titled LP but more often than
not, this record is bright, sugary, all-caps POP. If you’ve ever wished No Doubt’s
ska early days and the radio-friendly hits of their later careers would collide,
Half Past Two just might be the perfect thing.” _ – **_BrooklynVegan_**

**Half Past Two,** have unveiled new music video for their track “Top Gun” off their
latest self-titled album.

![61](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/2707/2295/original/
61.JPG?resize=456%2C341&ssl=1)

_Photo: Rae Mystic (@raemystic)_

Of the video, Brooklynvegan writes, “The song has a slithering, eerie, minor-key
ska vibe, and the Rae Mystic-created video has an equally creepy atmosphere as it
bounces between scenes of singer Tara Hahn and two dancing women.”

Vocalist Tara Hahn says, _“I was sick of the dribble that people were telling me
about how mask mandates and vaccines were infringing on their personal freedoms 
when in my own home, their ignorance was a major concern to my loved ones’ health
and well being. I really felt angry and glossed over, I was quickly learning that
people I was close to weren’t going to even hear me out about why these things were
so important. Half Past Two isn’t known for angry songs, so this one seemed out 
of pocket, but I was HAPPY to tell these people off in “Top Gun.” Even the music
is different from the other songs on the record, feels more serious just like what
we were saying with the lyrics. We really love the story Rae established in the 
video. The dancers really show how a deep relationship can be irreparable.”_

Guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist and song co-writer David Parris says, _“We
tried to hit two opposite ends of the musical spectrum while still exploring some
sounds that were new and interesting in Half Past Two. What ended up happening is
the hardest breakdown we’ve ever done, which is pretty cool._”

And video director Rae Mystic adds, _“‘Top Gun’ demanded a dance number. I envisioned‘
turning an argument into a dance.’ While I wanted the video to be dark in the sense
of the subject, I saw the dance taking place in a vivid living room. Once I landed
on Danielle Adams to choreograph the dance, she knew exactly what I was requesting
even though I have no previous dance experience.”_

Watch the “Top Gun” video here: [https://youtu.be/RnAd5Ev_7sk](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17737.1.23a4701ad4ea5be77f7ad29ec0e52a0b)

Video by Rae Mystic with choreography and performance by Danielle Adams and Natalie
Sepulveda 
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by David Irish with Meagan Dolce at Pot
of Gold Recording in Orange, CA.

Stream the band’s self-titled album here: [https://halfpasttwoska.com/](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17738.1.daa8abb9abc3723c28df4d9148fdb370).

**UPCOMING SHOW**
**Wet Hot Skamerican Summer – July 23 at Hangar 24 Brewing in 
Irvine, CA** w/ The Guilty Parties, Chris Murray, Hooray For Our Side, The B Sharps,
and The Step Daughters.

**Stream ‘Half Past Two’** [**HERE**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7068651.17741.1.9551343756bc115a2950ec9a2bd22926).

Album Title: Half Past Two 
Label: Pay Attention Records / Jump Up Records

**Album Credits:** 
Tara Hahn – Vocals Max Beckman – Guitar, Vocals David Parris–
Keys, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals Cameron Hallenbeck – Lead Guitar Mark Anderson–
Bass Dan Evans – Drums, Percussion Jordy Coutin – Trumpet Din Fernandes – Saxophones,
Flute Jack Sneddon – Trombone, Guitar, Tortured Scream

_Produced by David Irish with Meagan Dolce_
_Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by David
Irish at Pot of Gold Studios in Orange, CA__Album Artwork and Layout by Jack Kelly(@
ajaxkelly)__Video and Photography by Rae Mystic (@raemystic)_

![Screen Shot 2022-05-27 at 10.59.21 AM](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/
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=1)

**Track List:** 
Big Energy Scratched CD All About You Mean Green Some Nights Day
Goes Down LP Song N.B.T.S. Top Gun Blue Harvest Shine A Place We’ve Been

Having formed in 2006 and gigged with the likes of Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats, 
Less Than Jake, The Skatalites, RX Bandits, The Selecter, The English Beat, Mustard
Plug, The Toasters, and Pato Banton, Half Past Two are veterans of the ever-thriving
Orange County ska scene, but their forward-thinking approach also aligns them with
ska’s bold new generation. Their recent single “Shine” was a highlight of Asian 
Man Records, Bad Time Records, and Ska Punk Daily’s 2020 compilation ‘Ska Against
Racism’ — a now-definitive document of the fast-growing New Tone ska movement — 
and it doubles as the lead single of Half Past Two’s upcoming self-titled album,
due in October via Pay Attention Records, the new label from Ska Punk Daily and 
the venerable Jump Up Records. “I penned [‘Shine’] at the time my family found out
that our daughter has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disease,” said
singer Tara Hahn. “I didn’t write the words to share, but my bandmates really encouraged
me to evolve the song.” It’s a powerful, vulnerable, and uplifting song, and a centerpiece
of ‘Half Past Two,’ which has become one of the most anticipated albums of ska’s
current resurgence.

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