Biography
"The Butterfly Explosion, on their website, list their influences and include the likes of Duran Duran, Smashing Pumpkins, Sigur Ros, My Bloody Valentine, Explosions in the Sky and M83. Sweet. So what can we expect? Brooding, atmospheric, melodic, lush soundscapes of music? Indeed. With a melting pot like that, whats not to love? "
- (roadhousemag.com)
Gazz Carr - Vocals, Guitar
John Canavan - Guitar
Sorcha Brennan - Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Conway - Bass
The Butterfly Explosion came together in Spring 2005 as recording began on their debut EP 'Vision'. Within a year the EP earned them showcases at the Musicworks festival in Glasgow and the SXSW festival in Austin. They've since played with bands such as Giant Drag, The Like, Serena Maneesh, Film School, Land Of Talk, God Is An Astronaut and The Delays in venues from London to New York.
Their 2nd EP 'Turn The Sky' was released in Ocotber 2006. Two of the tracks, 'Sophia' and 'Next Year', featured in the Top 100 Songs of 2006 as voted by the listeners of Dublin's Phantom FM. Another track 'Carpark' featured in MOJO magazine's monthly Top 10 playlist.
Irish music magazine Hotpress highlighted Butterfly Explosion in their new acts to watch in 2007, a year which brought them tour supports with Howling Bells and 65daysofstatic and their first Canadian/US tour. The debut album is to be recorded and released in 2008.
Reviews
Turn the Sky [EP]
"their releases just get better and better....little bits of the noisy sounds of slowdive, the wailing distorted guitars of my bloody valentine and even the slow building post rock of the likes of mogwai, lots of heavy swirling guitars, lush synths and thunderous but slow building drums" (SINGLE OF THE WEEK)
- www.RoadRecs.com
"At SXSW, MOJO's marketing manager was blown back to her shoe-gazing days by this Dublin quintet"
- MOJO magazine (track 'Car Park' in Top 10 playlist of June 2006 issue)
"Turn The Sky, their new EP, is quite glorious. Like a loved-up Radiohead, Butterfly Explosion deal in weighty dirges but with choruses you can hum on the bus" ****(SINGLE OF THE WEEK)
- The Metro (Dublin)
" 'Sophia' evokes Low at their narcotic finest, while 'Carpark' is a powerful instrumental, awash with noise and brimming with melancholy. On 'Chemistry' the group develop more of a swagger, incorporating some of Spiritualized's drone-rocking tendancies, without losing their undercurrent of bulging sadness. The formula(sugar-sweet melodies peeking through a blizzard of guitar noise) may be familiar, but it's still irresistible when executed this well."
- Hotpress Magazine
"one of the best new bands I have heard in sometime. And with their layered and textured sound - I am sure they will not remain a hidden secret for long. Highly recommended."
- www.lostmusic.co.uk
"The touching and intense melodies that encompass Turn the Sky give it a certain grace - the tear-jerking moment that comes with the end of a three year tryst....The Butterfly Explosion - with the help of Turn the Sky - has the potential to be successful, and not just with numbers, but with influence."
- AmpCamp.com
Vision [EP]
Voodoo Lounge, August 9 2005
