The Butterflies of Love - Orbit Around You/In A Blizzard In A Lighthouse
October 5th 2006 13:32
The Butterflies of Love's new double A-side is as beautifully unhinged as anything they've released in their beautifully unhinged careers. It represents a massive return from industrial woes that crippled the last album, and another opportunity to fall in love with them all over again. 'Orbit Around You' is what driving in the sun was made for. Pure radio-fried gold, its anxiety is spurred by a searingly spurned narrative telling us that Jeff Greene 'don't wanna have to try so hard'. It's all rather sad, but breezes past in a jiffy thanks to some impeccable 'ooohs' and 'aaahs'. And with that central trait of TBOL working so successfully, it seems only reasonable to chuck another great song on the back of it. 'In A Blizzard In A Lighthouse' is the most recognisably Butterflies-y of the two tunes, all gloopy spaced out whirly guitar noises and the saddest most poppiest voice this side of Kevin Shields fronting REM. Imagine that. Then buy this single. It sure don't suck. The lonesome mourn of Dan Greene's contribution is as cannily measured a drawl as they come, smacking of life lessons learned and lights left on upstairs. A gorgeous stroke of a song.
You should go here and listen to their other stuff. And then save up for the new album which will apparently be coming out on Fortuna Pop records in early 2007. PM wants it now...
You should go here and listen to their other stuff. And then save up for the new album which will apparently be coming out on Fortuna Pop records in early 2007. PM wants it now...
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