Butterglory

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Butterglory
Origin	Lawrence, Kansas, Visalia, California, USA
Genres	Indie rock, Indie pop, Lo-fi
Years active	1992 – 1997
Labels	Merge Records
Associated acts	Pavement, Archers of Loaf, Neutral Milk Hotel, Rocketship
Former members
Matt Suggs, Debby Vander Wall, Stephen Naron

Butterglory is an American indie-rock band from Lawrence, Kansas. Contemporaries of indie rock groups like Pavement and Archers of Loaf, the band helped explore similar musical territories ^[1] and expand the genre. The band released four albums with Merge Records. Matt Suggs now plays with White Whale ^[2].

[edit] History

Composed of Matt Suggs and Debby Vander Wall, it has been said that Butterglory feature "simple pop pleasures of strum-and-drone guitars, big snare beats, and hummable melodies." The band began in 1992 with the release of their Alexander Bends EP. They later found a home at Merge Records and released their first album 'Crumble' in 1994. This was followed by a collection of singles entitled 'Downed' in 1995. Adding bassist Stephen Naron and a variety of other players the group released the more developed 'Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?' ^[3]. The group's final record, 'Rat Tat Tat' was released on Merge Records in 1997 ^[4].

[edit] Discography

Main Releases

• Crumble (1994)
• Downed (1995)
• Are You Building a Temple in Heaven? (1996)
• Rat Tat Tat (1997)

[edit] References

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