Girls in Hawaii
Girls in Hawaii is a belgian indie pop band.
Antoine and Lionel star… Read Full Bio ↴Girls in Hawaii is a belgian indie pop band.
Antoine and Lionel started to record their songs on their Dream Machine (an old 8 track-recorder). «We were friends an a bit bored. We had time and wanted to use it. I wrote a song, says Lionel, singer, composer and guitarist, and made it listen to Antoine (singer). I challenged him. Then he wrote another song back, and so on, we had several tracks. It started like that. We discovered that together, our songs had a coherence between them (...) It’s not an influence in our music, but Nirvana’s «Nevermind» is something very determinant for us, an eletrochoc. Then we discovered some american folk, such as Cat Power and Will Oldham. We also like Swell».
A couple of months after this «challenge» they call their own brothers and two other friends in order to form a band and play live. In the meantime they had sent some demos to promotors, magazines and record labels and, to their great surprise, answers began to come regularly back to them , as their songwriting and stage presence don't seem to leave many people indifferent. In may 2002 they join the stable of 62 TV Records (FlexaLyndo, M.Ward, Johnwayneshotme, Austin Lace, Papas Fritas, ao…). Afterwards, they spent the summer writing new songs and recording on a mobile multi-track recorder in various country houses.
«We wanted to control and master everything, and with someone outside the band to record us, it would have been harder, not knowing how to react in those new circumstances. So we stayed a «family», and record the album by ourselves. It reflects our differents moods. We sing in english, it’s our musical culture, Nirvana, The Pixies, Grandaddy,...»
The young band had to make important choices. « Some of us had jobs, or were studying at university. We kind of quit everything and moved to Brussels as we saw we could do something with this album...
Into Grandaddy or even Coldplay ? They just come from another place. Their intoxicating blend of vocal harmonies, subtle synths and acoustic guitars meld over a vast rhythmic landscape, with catchy melodies and commercial-sounding hooks through out. Now it is up to you to draw your own conclusions: have a walk among their ballads, their aerial arpeggios, their unclouded or dreamy melodies, their very own vision of folk music or even ambient….
Due to the accidental death of Denis Wielemans (1982-2010), the band decided to take a break.
Antoine and Lionel star… Read Full Bio ↴Girls in Hawaii is a belgian indie pop band.
Antoine and Lionel started to record their songs on their Dream Machine (an old 8 track-recorder). «We were friends an a bit bored. We had time and wanted to use it. I wrote a song, says Lionel, singer, composer and guitarist, and made it listen to Antoine (singer). I challenged him. Then he wrote another song back, and so on, we had several tracks. It started like that. We discovered that together, our songs had a coherence between them (...) It’s not an influence in our music, but Nirvana’s «Nevermind» is something very determinant for us, an eletrochoc. Then we discovered some american folk, such as Cat Power and Will Oldham. We also like Swell».
A couple of months after this «challenge» they call their own brothers and two other friends in order to form a band and play live. In the meantime they had sent some demos to promotors, magazines and record labels and, to their great surprise, answers began to come regularly back to them , as their songwriting and stage presence don't seem to leave many people indifferent. In may 2002 they join the stable of 62 TV Records (FlexaLyndo, M.Ward, Johnwayneshotme, Austin Lace, Papas Fritas, ao…). Afterwards, they spent the summer writing new songs and recording on a mobile multi-track recorder in various country houses.
«We wanted to control and master everything, and with someone outside the band to record us, it would have been harder, not knowing how to react in those new circumstances. So we stayed a «family», and record the album by ourselves. It reflects our differents moods. We sing in english, it’s our musical culture, Nirvana, The Pixies, Grandaddy,...»
The young band had to make important choices. « Some of us had jobs, or were studying at university. We kind of quit everything and moved to Brussels as we saw we could do something with this album...
Into Grandaddy or even Coldplay ? They just come from another place. Their intoxicating blend of vocal harmonies, subtle synths and acoustic guitars meld over a vast rhythmic landscape, with catchy melodies and commercial-sounding hooks through out. Now it is up to you to draw your own conclusions: have a walk among their ballads, their aerial arpeggios, their unclouded or dreamy melodies, their very own vision of folk music or even ambient….
Due to the accidental death of Denis Wielemans (1982-2010), the band decided to take a break.
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Girls in Hawaii Lyrics
9 Am It will be a long day before tonight. The neon lights…
9.00 am It will be a long day before tonight. The neon lights…
9.00am It will be a long day before tonight. The neon lights…
Bees & Butterflies When the feelings are right My hands start to reach very…
Birthday Call You called me once Late in the night The day I was…
Bored Suddenly, you spread from my hands Far away, you've drummed …
Casper Hunting days are now a shame To see somebody ambition to…
Catwalk Wish today you never met We could say it all I…
Couples on TV Now that the homework is done Now that the kids are…
Dead Birds Song People are looking strange today. Do you feel the same? Or…
Fields Of Gold Fields of gold I haven't found Except that eye Against yo…
Flavor Suddenly, you spread from my hands Far away, you've drummed …
Fontanelle Wish to do the same and to forget you Rain isn't…
Found in the Ground Found but in the ground Big top and through head To that…
Guinea Pig I wake up in a cave You're by my side I see…
Here I Belong It was one of those nights we shared together In the…
Misses There is always the sound, Are you hearing it too…
Not Dead Broken branches in two Under my shoes Everything's tied to…
Organeum It's always strange the way I feel When I'm looking back…
Plan your escape I sing a song in the dark Cause I’m down in…
Rorschach A night drive through the streets The concrete stretches und…
Shades of Time I sing a song to say to you I'm just flying…
Short Song You want to go where you never went before You want…
Summer Storm Oh my girl, are you hanging on? Think about you all…
Sun Of The Sons Here comes the sun Here comes the sun I don't know if…
Switzerland This is out Of tangerines Just close the door Switzerland C…
The Fog Entering a blurry maze With my car, a winter day Here I…
This Farm Will End up in Fire You're the storm of secret bombs Falling noiseless from the…
This Light used to spend the night in smokes Not in the clouds But…
Time to Forgive I want a sunshine everyday Just spend my time in a…
Walk Oh, I can't stop, stop, stop Stop thinking about you You're …
We Are the Living You don′t have a clue of where we're going Your extended…
Misses There is always the sound, Are you hearing it too How it's…