Girls In Hawaii Announce Details Of New Album And One-Off London Headline Show
Monday, 22 July 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Girls In Hawaii will release their new album, 'Everest' on September 16 through Naive Records. The Belgian sextet’s first full release in the UK, the album will be preceded by a single, Not Dead, on August 12.
Girls In Hawaii previously released two albums ('From Here To There' in 2003 and 'Plan Your Escape' in 2008), to not inconsiderable acclaim in central Europe, but the tragic loss of drummer Denis Wielemans in a car accident in 2010 led them to take an extended break.
After a couple of years’ silence, the band tentatively regrouped for a live show in 2012 at Belgium's Deep in the Woods Festival and, fired up with their live reunion, Girls In Hawaii set about recording together again. They headed to an ancient Manoir near Paris, where they recorded a new album in three sessions and handed it over to the Grammy-winning producer Tchad Blake (who has previoulsy manned the soundboard for The Black Keys and Gomez) this spring.
Drawing comparisons to the likes of Grandaddy and dEUS for their delicate and dreamy electronic indie, gently meandering single, Misses, marked the start of an exciting new chapter in Girls in Hawaii’s history and was released online to coincide with the band’s UK appearances at The Great Escape in May. The new single, Not Dead, gives a further glimpse into the new album.
Having recently played a handful of live dates in China, Girls In Hawaii are now back in Europe playing a host of festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival, Pukkelpop and Reeperbahn and will arrive on UK shores for a one off headline London show at Water Rats on September 17.
Not Dead will be released on August 12 as a bundle with the additional song, Home, which is taken from a deluxe version of the album, set to be released with a bonus CD of unreleased songs spanning the period from the band’s formation ten years ago to the present day.
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