Hello, Blue Roses is a Canadian musical collaboration involving Sydney Hermant, a visual artist from

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, and her husband

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(of Destroyer and

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History

Hello, Blue Roses was created by Hermant and Bejar in 2008. Their name is a reference to a line from Tennessee William's

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. They released their debut album, ''The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty...'', in 2008 through by

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. In February, 2015 the pair released a second album, ''WZO'', through JAZ Records. Most of the songs were written by Hermant."Hello, Blue Roses's WZO serenely shimmers"
''Georgia Straight'', by Alex Hudson on April 8th, 2015 It was distributed as both a digital download and limited-edition vinyl LP.

Discography

"The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty..." Track listing

"WZO" Track listing

References

External links

CBC Radio 3 Podcast No. 142
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