Hanalei (band)

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Hanalei is an indie rock/folk band from the Chicago area, and Bay Area in California.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p669335/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Hanalei|last=Mason|first=Stewart|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 May 2010}} Brian Moss heads the band along with Pete Croke and others from bands such as The Pines. Moss a singer/songwriter from the Bay Area (San Francisco) who later moved to Chicago and back again; his previous bands include Great Apes, The Ghost and The Wunder Years.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p302964/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: The Ghost|last=Torreano|first=Bradley |publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p392159/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Wunder Years|last=DaRonco|first=Mike|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 May 2010}} Hanalei began as a solo project of Brian Moss after The Ghost broke up,{{cite web|title=PBR and punk fuels FEST 8|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/11/pbr-and-punk-fuels-fest-8/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=May 31, 2015|date=November 6, 2009}} and after one release entitled "We Are All Natural Disasters", Hanalei became a four-piece band, moving away from Postal Service-esque sound {{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}, and becoming a folky-earthy {{Clarify|date=August 2008}} sounding band.

The band released "Parts and Accessories" in 2006.