Halt by Foetus

Foetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell.

HALT is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album DEAF.

Thirlwell worked on HALT on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward.

HALT deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception.

HALT will be followed by its companion album, LEAK, in 2027.

Tracklist

1.	Succulence	5:32

2.	Scurvy	4:33
3.	The World Is Broken	6:12
4.	Die Alone	2:31
5.	Harpoon	8:01
6.	Dead To Me	3:22
7.	Polar Vortex	7:07
8.	Crater	5:11
9.	Warships	4:37
10.	The Rabbit Hole	3:39
11.	Many Versions Of Me	6:11

Videos

Credits

released December 25, 2025

COMPOSED, PRODUCED, PERFORMED AND RECORDED BY
JG THIRLWELL AT SELF IMMOLATION STUDIOS

MIXED AT SELF IMMOLATION STUDIOS AND CIRCULAR RUIN STUDIO
FINAL MIXES WITH BEN GREENBERG AT CIRCULAR RUIN STUDIO
DRUMS RECORDED AT 30 BELOW
ENGINEERED BY BRENT MCLACHLAN

SPECIAL GUESTS
LEAH ASHER (The Rhythm Method) VIOLIN ON 2, 11
JAKE BALDWIN TRUMPETS ON 3, 7, 10
BRIAN CHASE (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) DRUMS ON 1,3 ,8
TIMO ELLIS (Netherlands) GUITAR ON 3, 7
SIMON HANES (Tredici Bacci) BANJO ON 9, BASS ON 9, 11, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ON 9
BRENDON RANDALL MYERS (Dither) GUITAR ON 3, 4, 10
SAMI STEVENS VOCALS ON 3
LAURA WOLF ADDITIONAL VOICE ON 8

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