Excerpt of a lovely review from Dave Smithers of SHAMELESS Magazine in the U.K.
- It’s not often you get to revisit your teenage musical fascinations from this distance but The Butterfly House have managed to transport me back to April 1983, across the space of their 8-track 10” LP ‘From the Wish Tower...’.
No studio pyrotechnics or overdubs means that the result is fresh, yet reminiscent of the Cherry Red recordings of Everything but the Girl & The Monochrome Set.
Sanaz has a unique yet beguiling vocal style and the songs betray a lyrical variety that is missing from so many current releases. Franks, the songwriter and guitarist wears his influences (Weller, Mayfield, Pearson) comfortably.
The rhythm section of the former 10-Bob Nostril bassist Eric Lawrence and Sydney drum legend Hamish Stuart raise the bar and all in all this is a delightful, simple yet occasionally flawed debut.
The rhythm section of the former 10-Bob Nostril bassist Eric Lawrence and Sydney drum legend Hamish Stuart raise the bar and all in all this is a delightful, simple yet occasionally flawed debut.
SHAMELESS FACTOR: 7/10
FORMATS: 10” LTD Black Vinyl, CD, D/L.
STANDOUTS: Walking Home, Last Wave
FORMATS: 10” LTD Black Vinyl, CD, D/L.
STANDOUTS: Walking Home, Last Wave
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