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Butterfly Child were a Northern Irish group led by singer/songwriter Joe Cassidy, based in Chicago, Illinois. Described as "purveyors of shimmering, oceanic rock,"[1] they have released three full-length albums and numerous singles/EPs. Their latest album Futures was released by Dell'Orso Records on 27 November 2015.[2]

Butterfly Child
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Indie Pop
Years active	1984—2021
Past members	Joe Cassidy (deceased) Andrew "Pendle" Poucher Richie Thomas James Harris Michael Paisley Willy Sharpe Tony McKeown Merritt Lear

History

Butterfly Child were formed in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1984.

After playing shows throughout Ireland, Butterfly Child released their debut EP, Toothfairy, on A.R. Kane's H.ark! label in 1991.[3] Remarkable in its "frazzled, cracked fragility",[3] the EP caught the ear of legendary BBC DJ John Peel, who invited the band to record their first Peel Session on 12 January 1992 at Maida Vale Studios.[4] A second EP entitled Eucalyptus was released the same year.[5]

The band then signed to Rough Trade Records in 1993 where they released the Ghetto Speak EP and the first full-length album, Onomatopoeia. In November 1993, Butterfly Child returned to Maida Vale for a second Peel Session. Broadcast in January 1994, the session featured two songs that would later appear on the second album.

Work began on The Honeymoon Suite in the summer of 1994, with the intent to release it that autumn. But its release was delayed due to disagreements with the record company over running order and content. After protracted discussions, the album was finally released as originally intended by Dedicated Records in 1995.[6]

Frustrated by the experience, Cassidy relocated to Chicago[7] in 1997 to begin work on a third album.[8] Soft Explosives was released in late 1998 by HitIt! Recordings, a Chicago-based label that had previously handled the US releases of the first two albums.[9]

Following a lengthy hiatus, Butterfly Child released No Longer Living In Your Shadow as a 7" single on Dell'Orso Records in 2012.

On 15 July 2021, Joe Cassidy died of heart problems and sepsis after falling ill earlier in the month.[10] He was 51.[11]

Discography

Albums[12]

Title	Format	Label	Year
Onomatopoeia	LP/CD	Rough Trade Records	1993
The Honeymoon Suite	CD/cassette	Dedicated Records	1995
Soft Explosives	CD	HitIt!	1998
Futures	LP/CD	Dell'Orso	2015

Singles/EPs

Title	Format	Label	Year
Toothfairy EP	12"	H.ark!	1991
Eucalyptus EP	12"/CD	H.ark!	1992
Juice	7"	Rough Trade Records	1992
Ghetto Speak EP	12"/CD	Rough Trade Records	1993
Beaujolais EP	10"/CD	Dedicated Records	1994
Flaming Burlesque	10"/CD	Dedicated	1995
No Longer Living In Your Shadow	7"	Dell'Orso	2012

References

External links

• Butterfly Child at SoundCloud

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