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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Montreal duo Raphaelle Standell-Preston and Alexander Cowan was inspired by Standell-Preston's unrequited relationship with someone online.
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- Record Label: Arbutus Records
- Genre(s): Electronic
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| Someone like you, someone like you Love Say that you want to feel Say that you want me near to you Say that we will grow up Together, and not... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Oct 23, 2017Tenderness is exciting because of how simple and distilled it is, and how memorable its songs are even after just one or two listens.
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Oct 6, 2017Tenderness sounds bigger, bolder, and more sensual than Blue Hawaii's previous work, thanks to the duo's embrace of house, disco, and '90s dance music.
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Oct 6, 2017Interestingly the relationship described in Tenderness is between Standell and a new lover, which you would expect to be a difficult topic for Blue Hawaii to collaborate on, but they are alarmingly mature in the way they support each other on this musical project.
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Oct 12, 2017Lyrically, Tenderness can be pretty shallow. If these are songs about disconnection and misunderstanding, the lyrics don’t do a great job of fleshing out the concept. ... Still the warm, well-wrought pop of Tenderness is by far the group’s most enjoyable collection of songs.
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Oct 6, 2017The upbeat Euro-tone with a dark edge that characterizes Tenderness is tidily executed, evocative and catchy to boot.
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Oct 6, 2017With greater room for booming electro-ballads and crisply produced dance numbers, Tenderness is more engaging than its predecessor but no less immersive, making it on the whole a hugely accomplished return.
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Oct 10, 2017In some of its explorations of dance music’s sub-genres it is less successful, and can come off as a bit too cheesy for its own good, but it’s all produced, performed and sequenced with such careful consideration and bountiful charm, that its few shortcomings in pure songwriting terms can be overlooked.
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