Sticky Laughter

We are embarking on a journey here at TSRE. New logos, t shirts and a (hopefully) new page design will all be happening soon. We have been hard at work sketching and photoshopping some great stuff. Another new experience for us is that bands have begun sending us music, which at first is a bit daunting. Such as, wow thanks so much, but now you want me to write something insightful about your artwork? I have to admit that at first I felt a little anxious about this entire process, so bear with me this first time, if you will. Hopefully as we get more music from whomever is out there reading and creating we will get better at this. We truly appreciate everything.

Butterfly Bones hail from the Bay Area and based on their myspace that I perused earlier, seem to embody many aspects of that hip yet facetious Bay Area persona that I have built up in my East Coast head. The guys from Butterfly Bones were kind enough to send me their EP Sticky Laughter along with a pretty cool poster (thanks!). After one listen I saw a little Black Moth Super Rainbow in their sonic experimentation, but there is more there, specifically so much more live instrumentation. On the opening track, Geneva in Morning Sun, Butterfly Bones interweave delicate notes with layers of lazy guitars to create a swirling atmosphere of sound. Without vocals you can just sit back and let the track wash over you and remember your own triumphant mornings from the past. Another early comparison I drew was to Deerhunter with their layers of guitar and melodic and sometimes tonal vocals. While I was not as drawn to the second track, Candywine Kissing Lips, I loved the sensation of the soaring vocals tones and hazy guitars towards the end of the third track The Ecchoing Aquatic. For me, vocals are simply another layer in the sound and here vocals do just that. Also, that title is a reference to a William Blake poem, its a good one too, nice. Vocals come back to the forefront on the final track, Juju Spider Boxing, which shows the band experimenting a little more with some funkier rhythms to good effect. Despite some repetition and dragging, Sticky Laughter is all in all an enjoyable EP where I was able to lose myself, for better or for worse. Butterfly Bones have some good ideas here and they formulate appealing hazy layers of sound if you are into that kind of music. I enjoyed it. Thanks.

Butterfly Bones - Geneva in Morning Sun (YSI) (filesavr)
Butterfly Bones - The Ecchoing Aquatic (YSI) (filesavr)

BONUS. A pretty cool, but kinda dirty Deerhunter mashup from the Hood Internet who never fail to disappoint.

The Hood Internet - Deer Assault (DJ Assault vs Deerhunter) (YSI) (filesavr)