2012 release from this band featuring Justin Peroff of Broken Social Scene and Dave Hamelin and Liam O'Neil of the Stills. Hamelin and O'Neil were old friends of Peroff's - Broken Social Scene and the Stills had shared stages as far back as 2003 - but they weren't necessarily the most logical choice of collaborators. But this is not a side project. This is not a couple of friends dicking around on weekends. Eight and a Half is a new, very real band. These numbers don't lie.