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Blue Roses Hello, Hello | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Locust
• ASIN: B00114XLQE
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"Bejar often draws comparisons to the late, great Marc Bolan and David Bowie, mainly due to his high, nasal voice. But lately, Destroyer's arrangements only mildly hint at stardust memories ... blurring of bluesy folk, pop, and lo-fi indie rock." -- Billboard

"Destroyer is the `bandonym' of singer-songwriter Dan Bejar. Bejar is part of the critically acclaimed Canadian group The New Pornographers. But... Destroyer is almost as well-loved by critics." -- NPR

"Dan Bejar graces us with another hybrid glam-folk explosion ... canned electronic horns, schoolyard hand-claps, and doo-wop-style backing vocals are methodically strewn across 12 of Bejar's most consistent compositions to date to create an enchanting view into the world of one of the most enigmatic figures in indie rock." -- PopMatters

"Gee, ain't love grand? Were it not for love, the world would be a grayer, grimmer place, a place devoid of Mates of State, Sonny & Cher, and t.A.t.U. Thank love as well for bringing to life Hello Blue Roses-- the new project from Destroyer/New Pornographer/Swan Laker Dan Bejar and girlfriend/visual artist/Bonaparte bandleader (more on that later) Sydney Vermont/Hermant. Thank love and, well, boredom." -- Pitchfork

The sweetheart duo of Dan Bejar (Destroyer, New Pornographers) and visual artist/former Toronto Children's Choir girl Sydney Vermont have tied the knot around a timeless singer-songwriter album with their thirteen-track, self-titled debut. Hello Blue Roses folds the gentlest details of the last few decades together, drawing on everything from an unabashed love of '80s AOR à la Prefab Sprout to prime Aquarian-age femme folk of the '60s and '70s to create an infectious, readymade classic.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better with each listening, July 11, 2010

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This review is from: The Portrait is finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty (MP3 Download)

I bought this album just on the strength of the self-titled track, "Hello, Blue Roses". At first, I wasn't sure the other tracks lived up to the example of that first track, but I like the album more each time I come back to it. Most albums get boring with repetition, but this is one that becomes more interesting as you listen more.