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). 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. The first two albums were nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year."Juno Awards nominations offer a few surprises". Toronto Star, by Ben Rayner, Feb. 6, 2018
History The band's debut EP, Blooming Summer, was released in 2010 on Arbutus,"Blue Hawaii Blooming Summer". Exclaim!, May 20, 2010 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."Blue Hawaii Rialto, Montreal QC September 30". Exclaim!, Sophie Naima Caird, Oct 01, 2010
The pair released their first studio album, Untogether in 2013,"#MTLMoments: Blue Hawaii on Montreal’s Urban Village" by Sasha Geffen, Consequences of Sound, on July 29, 2013. and then went out on tour."Here's Why You Should Find Your Home In Other People". Todd Van Luling, The Huffington Post, 01/07/2015 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.
In 2014, Agor reworked some of their existing tracks and released a mixtape, Agor Edits."Blue Hawaii Shares Agor Edits Mixtape". Paste Magazine, By Dan Holmes | December 18, 2014
The group reunited in 2016 in Los Angeles, and a single, No One Like You, was released in 2017."Daily Dose: Blue Hawaii, "No One Like You". Paste Magazine, by Adrian Spinelli | July 25, 2017 That same year, Blue Hawaii released their second album, Tenderness."Ann Vriend, Blue Hawaii and Nature Of". CBC News, Katherine Duncan · CBC News · Jan 11, 2018
In 2018, the pair performed at the Ypsigrock festival in Sicily."Fantasy festival: Highlights from Sicily's spectacular Ypsigrock Festival 2018". Gigwise, Vic Galloway, 17th August 2018
Their third studio album, Open Reduction Internal Fixation, was released on October 11, 2019.
Diamond Shovel, the pair's fourth studio album was released on June 7, 2024.
Discography Studio albums Untogether (2013, Arbutus Records) Tenderness (2017, Arbutus Records) Open Reduction Internal Fixation (2019, Arbutus Records) Diamond Shovel (2024, Helix Records)
Mixtapes Agor Edits (2014, Arbutus Records)
Singles and EPs 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) Under 1 House EP (2020, Arbutus Records) "My Bestfriend's House" digital single (2022, Arbutus Records) "Butterfly" digital single (2022, Arbutus Records)
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