Hello, Blue Roses

Hello, Blue Roses is a Canadian musical collaboration^[1] involving Sydney Hermant, a visual artist from Vancouver, and her husband Dan Bejar (of Destroyer and The New Pornographers).

Hello, Blue Roses
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years active	2008 (2008)–present
Labels	Locust Music
Members	Dan Bejar Sydney Hermant

History

Hello, Blue Roses was created by Hermant and Bejar in 2008. Their name is a reference to a line from Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie. They released their debut album, The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty..., in 2008 through by Locust Music.^[2][3]

In February, 2015 the pair released a second album, WZO, through JAZ Records.^[4] Most of the songs were written by Hermant.^[5][6] 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

1. "Hello Blue Roses" - 2:35
2. "Scarecrow" - 2:21
3. "Paquita Reads by Candlelight" - 1:05
4. "Shadow Falls" - 3:10
5. "Heron Song" - 3:03
6. "St. Angela" - 4:43
7. "Coming Through Imposture" - 2:31
8. "Golden Fruit" - 2:45
9. "Come Darkness" - 2:32
10. "Sunny Skies" - 3:05
11. "Mediterranean Snow" - 2:34
12. "Skeleton Aim" - 2:11
13. "Sickly Star" - 2:32
14. "Hymn" - 4:28

"WZO" Track listing

1. "Amulet" - 2:56
2. 'Telepathy' - 01:47
3. 'Errant Sophia' - 02:53
4. 'Brutalist Brick' - 04:01
5. 'Wild Reed (A Crone's Advice to Her Daughter, Wild Reed)' - 03:46
6. 'Crashing' - 02:24
7. 'Wading Pools' - 01:59
8. 'Ghosts' - 03:23
9. 'Alizarian Cream' - 02:06
10. 'Speak To Me' - 03:18