 Halstead was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.He is a singer/guitarist and served as frontman and primary songwriter for the shoegazing band Slowdive, formed in 1989 out of his first band, the Pumpkin Fairies.Slowdive released the albums "Just for a Day" (1991), "Souvlaki" (1993), "Pygmalion" (1995) and "Slowdive" (2017).