Butterfly Boucher

For those that haven’t heard of the Australian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Adelaide, Butterfly has been one very busy girl since spreading her wings and heading into international waters, first to the UK and then to the US. Starting out playing bass in her sister Becca’s band, The Mercy Bell, Butterfly released her first solo album in 2004 and hasn’t stopped since.

Currently living between Nashville in the US and Melbourne in Australia, Butterfly has come back and in a big way, releasing her 3rd album and first independent release, the self titled ‘Butterfly Boucher’ on April 13th through MGM in Australia.

Boucher’s work with others fed the sound of the new record. Immutable in her need to be more than a solo artist, she spent 2011 producing fellow Aussie Missy Higgins forthcoming album, touring as a bass player and vocalist with McLachlan, and working with a new pop trio Elle Macho. “Everything broadened when I allowed myself to go beyond my solo music, collaborating with others has been key to keeping my own creativity bubbling as well as my sanity.”

Boucher recorded in Nashville with co-producer Jamie Kenney, and she played most of the instruments — including guitar, bass, drum, piano, synthesizers, and other odds and ends. “While making this record, I found that child-like joyful approach to creating music again, which I’d been craving,” she said of her lushly layered - yet not overly ornate album.

Though she plans plenty of time to work with others, it is her own music that exposes the depth of her talent. Like her previous album Scary Fragile, television and film have already begun picking up songs from Butterfly Boucher.
Stretching the gamut from sincere to playful, her smart pop inhabits a world of pure creativity — where fragility and force are complementary and indie rock accompanies heartfelt vulnerability.

BUTTERFLY BOUCHER with Van Hoorn + Katie Herzig (US)
Wed 8th August - Brass Monkey - Cronulla NSW
http://brassmonkey.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=27673

BUTTERFLY BOUCHER with Van Hoorn + Katie Herzig (US)
Thurs 9th August - Camelot Lounge - Sydney
http://www.camelotlounge.com/

BUTTERFLY BOUCHER with Katie Herzig (US) + Courtney Barnett
Sun 11th August - The Toff Of The Town - Melbourne
http://www.moshtix.com.au/Event.aspx?id=57860&pLock=&vip=&skin=&ref=