Shane Butler (Quilt, Olden Yolk) Announces Debut Solo Album Heavy Debt: Hear “Ringfinger”
Shane Butler is a member of the great New England psych/folk/pop/rock band Quilt, which technically still exists per Wikipedia but hasn't released any music in a decade. After Quilt's most recent album Plaza dropped in 2016, Butler teamed with Caity Shaffer in the similarly oriented duo Olden Yolk. Now, after a seven-year absence, he's back under his own name. The post Shane Butler (Quilt, Olden…
Shane Butler, a member of the New England psych/folk/pop/rock band Quilt, has announced his debut solo album Heavy Debt, set to release in December through his own label Peal Music. After Quilt's last album Plaza in 2016, Butler collaborated with Caity Shaffer in the duo Olden Yolk. Heavy Debt's lead single, Ringfinger, is a folk-rock track with a strong melody reminiscent of Britpop bands like the Verve.
The song's lyrics, such as "I saw it written on a $20 bill/ You've gotta learn how to love, figure out how to kill" and "Read it once in a fishing magazine/ 'Loosen your grip to pursue your dream,'" reflect themes of loss and the stages of grief. The album's tracklist includes Devotee, Heroine, Winter In Hyderabad, Fisher Price Royalty, Ringfinger, Horne, Don't Get Too Comfortable, The Mitten, Heavy Debt, An Open Design, and Chimney Lime.
Butler will perform tracks from the album during a tour beginning December 3 in New York at Public Records, accompanied by Silk Fence, and on December 16 in Los Angeles at Zebulon, with Mary Lattimore. Heavy Debt will be available for pre-order starting December 4.
Written by urgent.news from Stereogum's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
