Halo on the Inside

Consisting of nine songs, Halo on the Inside centers on the themes of Greek mythology, rebirth and self-embracing.{{cn|date=March 2025}} "Megaloner", the first single, was released on January 22, 2025,{{cite web|title=Circuit des Yeux – "Megaloner" (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbV7WsnUCfI|date=January 22, 2025|website=YouTube|access-date=March 14, 2025}} and the second single, "Canopy of Eden" was released on February 12, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Circuit des Yeux returns with announcement of new album, Halo on the Inside |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/circuit-des-yeux-returns-with-announcement-of-new-album-halo-on-the-inside |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} The music video for "Megaloner" was directed by Dana Trippe. The album's third and final single "Truth" was released on March 11, 2025, with a music video directed by Cuan Roche.{{Cite web |last=Redfern |first=Mark |date=March 13, 2025 |title=Circuit des Yeux Shares New Single "Truth" Halo On the Inside Due Out This Friday via Matador |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/circuit_des_yeux_shares_new_single_truthk |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Under the Radar |language=en}} The album, incorporating the use of synths and electronics, was produced by Andrew Broder and Fohr.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

AllMusic's Paul Simpson reviewed the album and stated "Both introspective and commanding, Halo on the Inside charts a path between the club and the cosmos."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/halo-on-the-inside-mw0004463380|title=Halo on the Inside – Circuit des Yeux|website=AllMusic|date=|first=Paul|last=Simpson|access-date=March 14, 2025}} London-based online music magazine MusicOMH described it as a "harsh, often claustrophobic record that draws you into the emotional whirlpool of its sound and won’t let you go," giving it a rating of five stars out of five.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/circuit-des-yeux-halo-on-the-inside|title=Circuit des Yeux – Halo On The Inside|website=MusicOMH|date=March 14, 2025|first=Ross|last=Horton|access-date=March 14, 2025}} Pitchfork remarked "As Halo on the Inside gestures at eldritch change, it neither soothes nor shows the light. It instead becomes an enveloping cocoon of helplessness, with only Fohr’s voice cutting through to serve as a guide."{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/circuit-des-yeux-halo-on-the-inside/|title=Circuit des Yeux: Halo on the Inside Album Review|website=Pitchfork|date=March 14, 2025|first=Reanna|last=Cruz|access-date=March 14, 2025}} British pop culture magazine The Quietus wrote "Halo on the Inside is an album that could only be made well into an established career, by an artist given the time to explore and the budget to pull off their lofty ambition."{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/album-of-the-week/me-myself-and-i-halo-on-the-inside-by-circuit-des-yeux/|title=Me, Myself and I: Halo on the Inside by Circuit des Yeux|website=The Quietus|date=March 13, 2025|first=Skye|last=Butchard|access-date=March 14, 2025}} Paste Magazine's Devon Chodzin called the album "a bold, nocturnal take on the folksy experimentalism that has become the project’s modus operandi."{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/circuit-des-yeux/metamorphosis-has-an-ominous-beauty-on-circuit-des-yeuxs-halo-on-the-inside|title=Metamorphosis Has an Ominous Beauty on Circuit des Yeux’s Halo On the Inside|website=Paste|date=March 13, 2025|first=Devon|last=Chodzin|access-date=March 14, 2025}} Writing for PopMatters, John Amen commented that "[Fohr's] work, including her singular voice, conjures the grand epics, the metamorphoses that the ancients whispered and sang about". He concluded, "Fohr is grounded in timeless magic, functioning as a modern-day alchemist."{{Cite web |date=2025-03-13 |title=Circuit des Yeux's Glorious New LP Is Modern-Day Alchemy » PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/circuit-des-yeux-halo-inside |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}}{{music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = MusicOMH

| rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3score = 7.7/10

| rev4 = Paste

| rev4score = 8.5/10

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/circuit-des-yeux-halo-inside|title=Circuit des Yeux’s Glorious New LP Is Modern-Day Alchemy|website=PopMatters|last=Amen|first=John|date=13 March 2025|access-date=13 March 2025}}

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{{track listing

|all_lyrics = Haley Fohr

|all_music = Fohr and Andrew Broder, except "Anthem of Me" with music composed by Fohr.

|title1=Megaloner

|length1=4:14

|title2=Canopy of Eden

|length2=4:58

|title3=Skeleton Key

|length3=6:02

|title4=Anthem of Me

|length4=4:42

|title5=Cosmic Joke

|length5=2:38

|title6=Cathexis

|length6=3:41

|title7=Truth

|length7=5:06

|title8=Organ Bed

|length8=4:24

|title9=It Takes My Pain Away

|length9=5:01

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• Haley Fohr – vocals, production (all tracks); electric guitar (track 3), synthesizer (7)
• Andrew Border – production, piano, programming
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• Marta Salogni – mixing
• Nat Harvie – engineering
• Nick Broste – engineering
• Tom Herbers – engineering
• Melvin Gibbs – bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
• David Tulles – percussion (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
• Cole Pulice – saxophone (tracks 2, 8, 9)
• Alistair Sung – cello (tracks 3, 6)
• Jason Stein – bass clarinet (track 3)
• Alan Sparhawk – electric guitar (track 3)
• Mayah Kadish – violin (track 3)
• Ashley Guerrero – drums (track 4), percussion (7)
• J. R. Bohannon – guitar (track 6)
• Whitney Johnson – viola (track 6)
• Lee Ranaldo – vocals (track 6)
• SemiraTruth – vocals (track 7)
• Alison Chesley – cello (track 9)

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