Butchy Fuego

Listening to the first couple of tunes on Butchy's debut album, you might be forgiven for thinking that this is a new Bablicon record, but from the opening bars of the third song, ‘Another Day at the Pizzeria’, and for pretty much the rest of the album, things turn decidedly more strange: deconstructed punk, jazz, techno, rock, electronica and pop entice the listener into wonderfully uncharted waters. But throughout, the playing is infused with an obvious sense of fun, and for much of it’s length, this is an unashamedly melodic album, albeit one that is more than a little off-kilter. The melodies, though strong, are more narrative than sing-songy. The songs strive for intimacy and audience attentiveness, begging the listener to embark on a journey; a fantastical cinematic circus where ideas like stupid and smart exist together in harmonious space; a journey that in the end leaves you curious, dizzy, maybe perplexed, yet wanting to live in that world over and over.