Blue Hawaii is the work of Raphaelle Standell-Preston (also of the dream po… Read Full Bio ↴Blue Hawaii is the work of Raphaelle Standell-Preston (also of the dream pop band Braids) and Alex "Agor" Cowan, aka Agor.
Blue Hawaii, Arbutus Records and many of their Montreal counter-parts all began with the same breath in early 2010. Their debut album Blooming Summer (2010) was recorded following the pair’s travels in Central America. It frames a time of warmth and novelty, featuring dense female harmonies, tape saturated synths, guitars and drum machines. Eventually Ra (Raphaelle Standell-Preston) returned to her role in Braids, touring constantly, while Agor (Alexander Cowan) moved to Europe, treading deeper into dance music, electronics, and production.
The two decided to make Untogether in 2012; they began recording on New Years Day in Vancouver and intermittently worked on the project until summer broke in Montreal. The music followed their winter in Canada, it became colder, more introspective. It again captured a time and place, but instead of a dense saturation of love and excitement, this record reflects the vast world of self-awareness and delicacy. It takes for its subject the question of belonging, despite overwhelming space.
Musically, the production on the album is more spacious and physically it was recorded in separation. Despite this, it belongs together in its final form. It demonstrates successful creative process in a pair who composed apart, and in doing so it is a meditation on communication: how technology and art influence modern human relationships. It contains the vast space of two years passing, including watching their Montreal scene change as some launched into international success and others turned deeper inwards. Here, the album finds the conflict of separation/belonging to one’s self and community.
The duo notice that throughout the changing social and personal landscape which is one’s twenties, these divided notions and people somehow stay together. Even the name Blue Hawaii suggests a kind of melancholic, jaded paradise, but a paradise after all. It is because – or perhaps in spite of – these disjointed intersections that the record is called Untogether.
Blue Hawaii, Arbutus Records and many of their Montreal counter-parts all began with the same breath in early 2010. Their debut album Blooming Summer (2010) was recorded following the pair’s travels in Central America. It frames a time of warmth and novelty, featuring dense female harmonies, tape saturated synths, guitars and drum machines. Eventually Ra (Raphaelle Standell-Preston) returned to her role in Braids, touring constantly, while Agor (Alexander Cowan) moved to Europe, treading deeper into dance music, electronics, and production.
The two decided to make Untogether in 2012; they began recording on New Years Day in Vancouver and intermittently worked on the project until summer broke in Montreal. The music followed their winter in Canada, it became colder, more introspective. It again captured a time and place, but instead of a dense saturation of love and excitement, this record reflects the vast world of self-awareness and delicacy. It takes for its subject the question of belonging, despite overwhelming space.
Musically, the production on the album is more spacious and physically it was recorded in separation. Despite this, it belongs together in its final form. It demonstrates successful creative process in a pair who composed apart, and in doing so it is a meditation on communication: how technology and art influence modern human relationships. It contains the vast space of two years passing, including watching their Montreal scene change as some launched into international success and others turned deeper inwards. Here, the album finds the conflict of separation/belonging to one’s self and community.
The duo notice that throughout the changing social and personal landscape which is one’s twenties, these divided notions and people somehow stay together. Even the name Blue Hawaii suggests a kind of melancholic, jaded paradise, but a paradise after all. It is because – or perhaps in spite of – these disjointed intersections that the record is called Untogether.
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Blue Hawaii Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Blue Hawaii:
All the Things All the things you said Keep going through my head Like a…
Belize we travelled side by side with daylight (high) we travelled…
Belong to Myself I did it to myself again I did it to you…
Big News Oh, hi, Raphaelle I got a message from your mum saying…
Blossoming from Your Shy I want to tell the future I want to tell the…
Blue Gowns When love is spent My time I do regret And I…
Boileau I entered in this place I entered in this place I look…
Can We Go Back Can we go back? Back to the time when we first…
Castle of Clouds Where we met it was light We found each other in…
Do You Need Me? I'm going back there again I heard my name called I'm going…
Dream Electrixra Can I purpose to be your lover, though you seem to…
Far Away Soon Not so far away soon Oh, how I need you This thought…
Flammarion Feels like so deep So heat go dumb Feel like so deep So…
Follow Follow day by day Tell me so my Don't nee a thing Tell…
Free at Last I missed the bus I didn't arrive on time And our chance…
I felt love Ooh Ooh It's too loud Talking to you in all these airports …
In Two Uuuuh Has left me Into now knowing were to close Not kn…
In Two II Oh God has left me in two Not knowing where to…
Katie If I ever had to live without her You know I'd…
Lilac In my heart I felt In my heart I felt In my…
Make Love Stay There was a time I saw magic in your eyes Freckles like…
No Drama I want a clear summer sky I want a celebration I want…
No One Like You (Someone like you, someone like you) Love Say that you want…
Reaction II Some days in my mood My body, my soul Flashing sights of…
Remember When Days go by Even at night if I think about…
Searching for You I want to tell the future I want to tell the…
Sierra Lift Someone come and lift me out of here I just wanna…
Still I Miss U (I can't) I can't, I can't find another way to say That…
Sweet Tooth Here’s some tea, I don’t come around Instead I leave you…
Tenderness At last I am thankful for you saying no to me See…
The Other Day Don't, don't give up now. Don't, don't give up now. And …
The Test I Passed What we have is such a sad thing It was all…
Trust Trust Over drinks, I forgot the reasons that it didn't work…
Try to Be I watch as my big dreams walk behind me they trick…
Versus Game Feels like I can't forget Every time I try to love…
Younger Heart Arrived with a younger heart I was ready to dive in You…
Yours to Keep Let me know I am yours to keep I lost so…
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