It’s a shame the jukebox musical scene has been sewn up by old giants such as Queen and ABBA, because it seems like Half Alive would have some excellent ideas. The Californian trio first grabbed attention in 2018 with the video for their slick indie funk single Still Feel, which revealed Josh Taylor to be a mesmerising dancer every bit as much as he is a singer and has now been watched 70 million times on YouTube.
They came up with new ways to present the trick in live performances on Jimmy Kimmel’s chat show and one of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts, with additional dancers Jordan Johnson and Aiden Carberry having equal involvement alongside drummer Brett Kramer and bassist J Tyler Johnson.
