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Blue Hawaii
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresAmbient pop, techno, dream pop, indietronic
Years active2010–present
LabelsArbutus Records
MembersRaphaelle "Ra" Standell-Preston
Alex "Agor" Kirby

Blue Hawaii are a Canadian electronic music duo from Montreal, Quebec, composed of Braids member Raphaelle "Ra" Standell-Preston and Alexander Kirby (also known as Agor).[1][2][3] They have released an EP, Blooming Summer (2010) and three studio albums, Untogether (2013), Tenderness (2017) and Open Reduction Internal Fixation (2019) all on Arbutus Records.[4] The first two albums were nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.[5]

History

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The band's debut EP, Blooming Summer, was released in 2010 on Arbutus,[6] a cooperative label set up to promote members of a music and artistic community in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood. The two musicians performed in Montreal, at times with other members of the collective.[7]

The pair released their first studio album, Untogether in 2013,[8] and then went out on tour.[9] The album chronicled the end of the pair's romantic relationship, and the group ended after the release, with Ra concentrating on Braids and Agor focusing on DJing.[10]

In 2014, Agor reworked some of their existing tracks and released a mixtape, Agor Edits.[11]

The group reunited in 2016 in Los Angeles,[12] and a single, No One Like You, was released in 2017.[13] That same year, Blue Hawaii released their second album, Tenderness.[14][15]

In 2018, the pair performed at the Ypsigrock festival in Sicily.[16]

Their third studio album, Open Reduction Internal Fixation, was released on October 11, 2019.[17]

Diamond Shovel, the pair's fourth studio album was released on June 7, 2024.[18]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Untogether (2013, Arbutus Records)
  • Tenderness (2017, Arbutus Records)
  • Open Reduction Internal Fixation (2019, Arbutus Records)[17]
  • Diamond Shovel (2024, Helix Records)[18]

Mixtapes

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  • Agor Edits (2014, Arbutus Records)

Singles and EPs

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  • Blue Hawaii / Braids split cassette EP with Braids (2010, Arbutus Records)
  • Blooming Summer EP (2010, Arbutus Records)
  • "Try to Be" promo CD single (2013, Arbutus Records)
  • "Get Happy" / "Get Happier" digital single (2014, Arbutus Records)
  • "No One Like You" digital single (2017, Arbutus Records)
  • "All That Blue" digital single (2019, Arbutus Records)[17]
  • Under 1 House EP (2020, Arbutus Records)
  • "My Bestfriend's House" digital single (2022, Arbutus Records)
  • "Butterfly" digital single (2022, Arbutus Records)

References

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  1. ^ "We Spoke to Blue Hawaii".
  2. ^ "Arbutus Records". Arbutus Records. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ "LookoutPresents.com". LookoutPresents.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Blue Hawaii Return with New Album Tenderness, Share New Song "No One Like You": Listen". Pitchfork. 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Juno Awards nominations offer a few surprises". Toronto Star, by Ben Rayner, Feb. 6, 2018
  6. ^ "Blue Hawaii Blooming Summer". Exclaim!, May 20, 2010
  7. ^ "Blue Hawaii Rialto, Montreal QC September 30". Exclaim!, Sophie Naima Caird, Oct 01, 2010
  8. ^ "#MTLMoments: Blue Hawaii on Montreal’s Urban Village" by Sasha Geffen, Consequences of Sound, on July 29, 2013.
  9. ^ "Here's Why You Should Find Your Home In Other People". Todd Van Luling, The Huffington Post, 01/07/2015
  10. ^ "Blue Hawaii get reconnected". 6 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Blue Hawaii Shares Agor Edits Mixtape". Paste Magazine, By Dan Holmes | December 18, 2014
  12. ^ "Blue Hawaii on Apple Music". iTunes.
  13. ^ "Daily Dose: Blue Hawaii, "No One Like You". Paste Magazine, by Adrian Spinelli | July 25, 2017
  14. ^ "Blue Hawaii Return With New Album Tenderness, Share New Song "No One L - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Ann Vriend, Blue Hawaii and Nature Of". CBC News, Katherine Duncan · CBC News · Jan 11, 2018
  16. ^ "Fantasy festival: Highlights from Sicily's spectacular Ypsigrock Festival 2018". Gigwise, Vic Galloway, 17th August 2018
  17. ^ a b c Monroe, Jazz (August 22, 2019). "Blue Hawaii Announce New Album Open Reduction Internal Fixation, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Blue Hawaii Share New Single "Belly Ring": Listen". Stereogum. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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