Girls in Hawaii
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History
In 2000, Antoine Wielemans and Lionel Vancauwenberghe began recording songs on an 8 track-recorder, and a few months later they formed the band by recruiting their brothers: Denis Wielemans and Brice Vancauwenberghe, and two friends: Christophe Léonard and Daniel Offermann.In May 2002 they signed with 62TV Records
62TV Records
62TV Records is an independent record label based in Brussels, Belgium. The label specializies in artists of various sub-genres of indie pop and is distributed by Bang! Music.-Artists:*Austin Lace*Flexa Lyndo*Fonda 500*Girls in Hawaii*Hallo Kosmo...
, and, soon after, French
France
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music magazine "Magic"
Magic (music magazine)
Magic is a French music magazine which is released on a monthly basis. It was formed out of the ashes of a small fanzine produced by music aficionados from France in 1995. The magazine's target readership is composed of young adults, students and young professionals who are keen to pursue the...
wrote about their first demo: "Simplicity, efficiency and accuracy close to perfection, lots of ideas, "their music reminds us of Grandaddy
Grandaddy
Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
, Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace , which formed in New York City in 1993....
and even dEUS".
In November 2002 they won Studio Brussel´s
Studio Brussel
Studio Brussel is a radio station in Belgium, owned by the VRT. The music played is considered more alternative than the other big radio stations, and is aimed mainly at a youth audience....
Demopoll, a contest wherein Studio Brussel listeners select their favorite demo among hundreds of possible bands.
Girls in Hawaii's first release was Found in the Ground: The Winter EP in early 2003, after which the band toured through Belgium and France. In the meantime, they started recording what would become their first LP.
From Here To There was released in November 2003 in Belgium and in early 2004 in Europe
Europe
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. It was well-received across Europe, where the band went on a promotional tour, through Belgium, France, Italy
Italy
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, Germany
Germany
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and Spain
Spain
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. The record was later released in Japan
Japan
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, and in October 2005 China Shop Music released it in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The band started a short tour of the West Coast of the United States
West Coast of the United States
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in April 2006.
Their second full-length album, Plan Your Escape was released in February 2008 in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It was recorded in old houses in the forests of Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
by producer Jean Lamoot (who has worked with French artists such as Noir Désir
Noir Désir
Noir Désir was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec...
and Alain Bashung
Alain Bashung
Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor.- Youth :Alain Bashung was the son of a Breton factory worker and French Kabyle father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new stepfather's parents...
). The album, more complex and eclectic than the previous, contains twelve songs, among them, the first single which is called This Farm Will End Up In Fire. The band has toured Europe promoting the album during 2008.
In February 2009, Not Here, a documentary relating the life of the band during that tour has been released in DVD.
On May 30, 2010, 28 years old drummer Denis Wielemans died in a car accident in Brussels.
Members
Current members- Christophe Léonard - guitar, keyboard
- Daniel Offermann - bass
- Brice Vancauwenberghe - guitar
- Lionel Vancauwenberghe - vocals, guitar
- Antoine Wielemans - vocals, guitar
Past members
- Denis Wielemans - drums (2001–2010)
Albums
| Title | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| From Here to There | 25 October 2005 | China Shop Music |
| Plan Your Escape | 2008 | 62TV 62TV Records 62TV Records is an independent record label based in Brussels, Belgium. The label specializies in artists of various sub-genres of indie pop and is distributed by Bang! Music.-Artists:*Austin Lace*Flexa Lyndo*Fonda 500*Girls in Hawaii*Hallo Kosmo... |
Singles
| Title | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Found in the Ground: The Winter EP | 2003 | 62TV 62TV Records 62TV Records is an independent record label based in Brussels, Belgium. The label specializies in artists of various sub-genres of indie pop and is distributed by Bang! Music.-Artists:*Austin Lace*Flexa Lyndo*Fonda 500*Girls in Hawaii*Hallo Kosmo... |