About
HALLOWS is Vanee Dusoruth and Dom Rolando, a dark electropop duo currently based in Los Angeles. Both from Mauritius, the island nation off the coast of Madagascar, the two found their way into underground music through basement punk shows as international students in the American midwest. HALLOWS started taking shape in Minneapolis before the project eventually landed in Los Angeles, via Seattle, carrying that same sense of displacement through every move. Their music sits at the intersection of 80s synth and modern electronics, equal parts dancefloor and heartbreak, built for people who feel everything too much. Live they are a different animal entirely, high energy and physically committed, the kind of performance that latches to your skin and sticks with you after you leave.
Formed in 2019, HALLOWS debuted with the EP Subtle on underground experimental label Phage Tapes (2020). Their first full-length, All That Is True (2021, Cold Transmission Music), introduced the fan-favorite single "All That Is True Dies" and launched the duo on their first U.S. tour, with appearances at Absolution Fest, Darkspring Boston, and Freakout Fest.
Their sophomore album, A Quieter Life (2023, Stoic Media), deepened their cinematic, heart-stirring sound with standout tracks like "Talk To Me" and "Things That Hurt." The release coincided with performances at Substance Fest, Verboden Fest, and Sanctum, solidifying HALLOWS as an evocative force in the modern dark electronic scene.
In 2025, HALLOWS signed with Artoffact Records and embarked on their first European tour, with dates across the UK and the continent, alongside steady touring in North America. Their latest full-length, Dream (2026), is a record about the cost of connection, the harm we carry, and the possibility that something real can still be rebuilt from the wreckage.
Photo Credit : Alejandro Lomeli
Origin Story
Before HALLOWS became a creative refuge in the gray winters of Minneapolis, Dom and Vanee met as teenagers on the island of Mauritius, their shared home and the place where their love of music first began. From the start, their connection was rooted in a deep curiosity for art, sound, and meaning.
Coming from humble beginnings, they left their home in 2007 to pursue undergraduate studies in Fargo, North Dakota. This might seem like an odd location to move to from a tropical African island but that was where they both earned scholarships to fund their schooling and move. In that small college town surrounded by open skies and long winters, they discovered the underground world of DIY punk, industrial, and noise scenes. They spent nights at all-ages shows in coffee shops, basements, and small venues, learning the value of community, independence, and raw creative expression.
In 2012, they moved to Minneapolis to continue their studies, both earning their PhDs in 2019. That same year, HALLOWS was born — the natural extension of years of late-night talks, experiments, and a shared need to turn emotion into sound.
With no musical background, no industry connections, and little more than determination, Dom and Vanee began crafting music that reflected their lives : longing, resilience, and the quiet strength that comes from forging your own path. HALLOWS grew from those early moments of hope and uncertainty into what it is today: a living witness to finding beauty and meaning in persistence.
It is in this spirit that the band's motto took root:
