Hello, Blue Roses is Dan Bejar (i.e. Destroyer) and his lady friend, visual artist Sydney Vermont. They went to Spain for a while, chilled on the Mediterranean, and recorded a real pretty album. All the songs (except for one Kevin Ayers cover) were written by Vermont and then arranged by Mr. Destroyer. It's mostly made up of peaceful folk tunes backed up with occasional fuzzed out guitar and woodwinds. The real centerpiece of the album, however, is Vermont's lilting, flowery voice. Though at times she borders on operatic melodrama, she generally manages to keep it to an appropriate pleasant prettiness reminiscent of all those 60s folkies.
The songs do tend to blend together a bit, and the album's title is annoyingly long, but I've been finding myself listening to it pretty regularly, and overall it make for a nice relaxing experience. It's also got a really good song about Vancouver!
Hello, Blue Roses - The Portrait is Finished, and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty (2008)
Buy the album here.
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