Hello, Blue Roses Explained

Hello, Blue Roses
Origin:	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Locust Music
Associated Acts:	Bonaparte
Current Members:	Dan Bejar Sydney Hermant

Hello, Blue Roses is a Canadian musical collaboration^[1] involving Sydney Hermant, a visual artist from Vancouver, and her husband Dan Bejar (of Destroyer and The New Pornographers).

History

Hello, Blue Roses was created by Hermant and Bejar in 2008. Their name is a reference to a line from Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie. They released their debut album, The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty..., in 2008 through by Locust Music.^{[2] [3]}

In February, 2015 the pair released a second album, WZO, through JAZ Records.^[4] Most of the songs were written by Hermant.^{[5] [6]} It was distributed as both a digital download and limited-edition vinyl LP.

Discography

"WZO" Track listing

External links

• CBC Radio 3 Podcast No. 142

Notes and References

1. Book: SPIN. 6 May 2012. March 2008. SPIN Media LLC. 102–.
2. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dan_bejars_hello_blue_roses_release_new_lp "Dan Bejar's Hello, Blue Roses Release New LP"
3. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/hello_blue_roses-portrait_is_finished_i_have_failed_to-2 "Hello, Blue Roses The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty"
4. . Chart Attack, Simone Zucker - Feb 4, 2015
5. https://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/album-review-hello-blue-roses-wzo/ "Hello Blue Roses – WZO"
6. https://www.straight.com/music/426026/hello-blue-rosess-wzo-serenely-shimmers "Hello, Blue Roses's WZO serenely shimmers"