Feeling down that electronic two-piece Blue Hawaii haven't really issued too much material in the wake of their 2013 LP, Untogether? Well, cheer up, because the group have just delivered a new online package, with tracks asking us to first "Get Happy," and then "Get Happier."
"Get Happy" glides by gently as an electro-acoustic piece, with Raphaelle Standell-Preston softly detailing how she's been increasing a dosage of pills for her tortured heart. Adding to the "numbing of [her] mind" are floating synth textures and finger-picked guitar work. Like a handful of Addies, a reworked version called "Get Happier" spikes the heart-rhythms, juicing up the tempo two-fold with a Detroit house beat and a series of manipulated vocal ticks juxtaposing the original's docile delivery.
"'Get Happy' is a song we recorded one day in January 2014 but laid to rest as we got lost in the commotion of touring and moving to separate cities," the band explained in a statement. "As the year progressed, we found our live show intensify but still had all these softer recordings which would never be released. Hence we present Get Happy / Get Happier, where we explore both sides: the original demo and a fun, double-time edit made one day in August."
You can stream "Get Happy" and "Get Happier" down below, as well as download the tracks here courtesy of Gorilla vs. Bear.
"Get Happy" glides by gently as an electro-acoustic piece, with Raphaelle Standell-Preston softly detailing how she's been increasing a dosage of pills for her tortured heart. Adding to the "numbing of [her] mind" are floating synth textures and finger-picked guitar work. Like a handful of Addies, a reworked version called "Get Happier" spikes the heart-rhythms, juicing up the tempo two-fold with a Detroit house beat and a series of manipulated vocal ticks juxtaposing the original's docile delivery.
"'Get Happy' is a song we recorded one day in January 2014 but laid to rest as we got lost in the commotion of touring and moving to separate cities," the band explained in a statement. "As the year progressed, we found our live show intensify but still had all these softer recordings which would never be released. Hence we present Get Happy / Get Happier, where we explore both sides: the original demo and a fun, double-time edit made one day in August."
You can stream "Get Happy" and "Get Happier" down below, as well as download the tracks here courtesy of Gorilla vs. Bear.
