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Butterfly
Singer-Songwriter · 2017 · 9 tracks · 52m

Butterfly

Natalie Merchant

A collection of reimagined classics and new songs performed with a string quartet. Intimate, stately, and deeply hushed chamber folk.

July 14, 2017 · Nonesuch Records Inc.

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A dignified and hushed collection that feels like a series of shared secrets set to strings.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 52m
02
She Devil
6:21
03
Baby Mine
4:10
04
Frozen Charlotte
6:03
05
Ophelia
5:35
06
The Worst Thing
5:14
07
The Man in the Wilderness
4:00
08
My Skin
5:01
09
Vain and Careless
4:27
10
Andalucía
5:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the cello sighs beneath the vocal line on Frozen Charlotte, creating a sense of heavy, frozen stillness.
The delicate, lullaby-like piano phrasing on Baby Mine that feels like a private conversation.
The sweeping, cinematic string swell during the climax of Ophelia that elevates the track into a gothic folk anthem.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Butterfly sound next to the rest of Natalie Merchant's catalogue?

Candlelit+2.1σ

Candlelit saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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