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The Butterflies of Love: Imagination (Singles Club no.8)

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by Shoo
Now usually, we’re more than delighted when Italian leftfield goodies Homesleep Records whack their latest singles club release in the ol’ EU postage system toward the crumbling edifice of DiStowers. This time, however, the postie’s present has left a slightly bewildered and extremely unsatisfied scraping mess in our ears. If you know what I mean.

The Butterflies Of Love hail from New Haven, Connecticut, and are purveyors of exceedingly bland middle class Indie Pop that really seems a lot more interesting on paper – for a band made up of a 'Divinity School graduate', an 'iron on expert', an 'audio-visual technician' and a self-proclaimed 'art recycler' - there’s an intriguing deficit of ideas in the music. Overreaching and self-satisfied, it’s the musical equivalent of a Carla Lane 'comedy'.

Still, it’s part of the label’s usually reliable singles club, and given the usual quality of Homesleep-endorsed releases, we’ll let em off this time cause we can hear Pat’s van drive up with a new batch o’ freshly baked beauties.

  • The Butterflies of Love 3 / 10

The Butterflies of Love - Imagination (Singles Club no.8)

I remember hearing about this lot about 4 or 5 years ago, in one of those music mags that isn't around anymore, alongside JJ72 and the like. Is this all that's happened since?

The Butterflies of Love - Imagination (Singles Club no.8)

Their was a compilation album "Learning to Love .." out a couple of years back (beautiful Fotuna Pop heavy white vinyl). On the whole it lacked a spark, but a few songs, like the tremulous Mount Everest, were worth the admission price alone.

Re: The Butterflies of Love - Imagination (Singles Club no.8)

I think you might mean 'How to Know', which is their first LP (on lovely white Fortuna Pop! vinyl) - and is a cracker of an album, one of my favourites - the second LP 'The New Patient' I found to be a major disappointment however. I also agree with the reviewer on this single - Check 'How to Know', it's all the Butterflies you need to know....

Re: The Butterflies of Love - Imagination (Singles Club no.8)

'How to know' ... of course, you are right! Sometimes, as i sit at my desk at work, i forget the important details. Still - it is a cracking album. Sorry for the error.




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