Tenderness

Blue Hawaii’s first full-length, *Untogether*, was a breathy, electro-pop meditation on distance and disconnection—an album that whispered in your ear about being a million miles away. Their second is a brighter—but just as tactile—affair, anchored by the soaring, Björk-like voice of Raphaelle Standell-Preston. It dials in classic, gospel-influenced house (“No One Like You”), hazy trip-hop (“Younger Heart”), and string-soaked ballads (“Do You Need Me?”) with a production style that makes even the album’s most stylish moments feel grounded and handmade.

Raphaelle Standell and Alexander Kerby’s third album draws upon classic house and disco in its examination of the pitfalls of love in the digital era.

Blue Hawaii’s Tenderness explores the psychically isolating nature of online relationships in a seemingly ‘connected’ world.

Four years on from their last (and only) full-length release, Montrealers Blue Hawaii are back with new record Tenderness, which finds Arbut...

The follow-up to 2013’s ‘Untogether’ sees the Montreal duo craft out 16 meticulously detailed tracks that feature frontwoman Raphaelle

Review of Tenderness' by Blue Hawaii: For a house-infused concept record, Blue Hawaii's 'Tenderness' is one sharp critique on the state of modern love.