Hello, Blue Roses
Encyclopedia
Hello, Blue Roses is a musical collaboration involving Dan Bejar
(of Destroyer
and The New Pornographers
) and his girlfriend, Sydney Vermont, a visual artist from Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
. Their name is a reference to a line from Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie
.
Dan Bejar
Daniel Bejar is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver renowned for his challenging and often cryptic lyrics and unorthodox vocals featured in many of his songs. Bejar has gained widespread popularity through his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie-rock band The New Pornographers,...
(of Destroyer
Destroyer (band)
Destroyer is a Canadian indie pop band fronted by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar.- Overview :Daniel Bejar is an independent pop singer-songwriter from Vancouver who formed Destroyer in 1995. He self-produced his first album, the lo-fi We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge, which was recorded at his in...
and The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...
) and his girlfriend, Sydney Vermont, a visual artist from Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Discography
Hello, Blue Roses' first album, The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty... was released on 22 January 2008 by Locust MusicLocust Music
Locust Music is a Chicago-based independent record label founded in 2001....
. Their name is a reference to a line from Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play by Tennessee Williams. Williams worked on various drafts of the play prior to writing a version of it as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted...
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Track listing
- "Hello Blue Roses" - 2:35
- "Scarecrow" - 2:21
- "Paquita Reads by Candlelight" - 1:05
- "Shadow Falls" - 3:10
- "Heron Song" - 3:03
- "St. Angela" - 4:43
- "Coming Through Imposture" - 2:31
- "Golden Fruit" - 2:45
- "Come Darkness" - 2:32
- "Sunny Skies" - 3:05
- "Mediterranean Snow" - 2:34
- "Skeleton Aim" - 2:11
- "Sickly Star" - 2:32
- "Hymn" - 4:28