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
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Far away, you've drummed in my mind
That's the only thing we can decide
Rest is down, somewhere the sirens are
We arrived in the room of nowhere
Smells of gasoline, taste of chemistry...
In "Flavor" by Girls in Hawaii, the singer appears to be reflecting on the loss of something valuable to them. The first line, "Suddenly, you spread from my hands," suggests that whatever it is they have lost slipped away from them unexpectedly. It's unclear what this thing is or if it's a person or an object, but it seems to have left a lasting impact on the singer. The next line, "Far away, you've drummed in my mind," indicates that even though they are physically separated from this thing or person, it still remains a prominent thought in their head, almost like a constant pounding drumbeat. The lyrics then take a more philosophical turn with the line, "That's the only thing we can decide, rest is down." It seems to suggest that whatever happened with this thing is out of their control now and all they can do is accept it and move on. The following line, "Somewhere the sirens are," creates a sense of unease and chaos, perhaps reflective of the singer's emotional state after losing this thing. Lastly, "we arrived in the room of nowhere, smells of gasoline, taste of chemistry" creates a surreal image of being lost in an unfamiliar place with ambiguous, vaguely dangerous sensory cues.
Line by Line Meaning
Suddenly, you spread from my hands
You appeared unexpectedly and I found myself holding onto you tightly
Far away, you've drummed in my mind
You're constantly on my mind, even though you're physically distant
That's the only thing we can decide
Our connection is the only thing that we have control over
Rest is down, somewhere the sirens are
Everything else is chaotic and uncertain, like the sound of sirens in the distance
We arrived in the room of nowhere
We find ourselves lost and directionless in this situation
Smells of gasoline, taste of chemistry...
Our attraction to each other is intense and fiery, like the smell of gasoline and taste of chemistry
Contributed by Callie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.