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- Summary: The debut full-length release from Canadian duo of Alexander Cowan and Raphaelle Standell-Preston was written separately and recorded over two years.
- Record Label: Arbutus Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 20
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Mixed: 6 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Mar 11, 2013The result is a record that's sensually stark, with not one extraneous moment marking its naked contours.
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Mar 4, 2013Fluid and at times utterly beautiful, few will grow tired of these songs living in their headphones.
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Mar 22, 2013The question of whether BRAIDS will return or not melts away in this deeply personal insight into Blue Hawaii's emotional and physical connections with one another.
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UncutFeb 12, 2013Blue Hawaii are more about atmosphere than impact, with the production clearly influenced by Cowan's time in Germany studying at the university if Kompakt. [Mar 2013, p.68]
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Mar 7, 2013Untogether is a well executed record, but not a stunning one.
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Mar 5, 2013Untogether does manage to lose its grip on your attention, at times, falling back on a bit of redundancy, but when it takes hold, it grabs you by the ears and fills them with a wistfulness that haunts you for days.
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Q MagazineFeb 12, 2013A little less austerity, however, might have made it easier to warm to the experience as a whole. [Mar 2013, p.94]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jan 2, 2014
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May 19, 2013
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