Chicago neo-psychedelic trio The Luck of Eden Hall have pulled it off. They have finished their ambitious 2CD project Butterfly Revolutions. On the first disc early Pink Floyd and The zombies reigned supreme. They have added The Beatles, The Move and Jethro Tull as their major sources of inspiration.
Vol. 2 hits a bit harder than its predecessor. Complicated Mind, Flowers adn teh surf guitar of Revolution Loop can be pigeonholed as garage pop, but as whole they have retained the pastoral sound, most notably in Revolutions and the sad piano ballad Henrietta Lacks A Smile. The Luck of Eden Hall are not cool enough for the hipster crowd, but indie lovers who can handle a bit of well-executed nostalgia will cherish their perseverance.
The Luck of Eden Hall:
Gregory Curvey: guitars, vocals, piano
Mark Lofgren: bass, vocals
Carlos Mendoza: drums
Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 2 is released on Myopic records. Buy it from CD Baby
- Metropolis
- Complicated Mind
- Caroline
- North Hampton Woods
- The Ottoman Girl
- Henrietta Lacks A Smile
- Flowers
- Whither Fare Thou Be
- Revolutions
- Realization Loop
- We Are Not Self Control
- A Drop In The Ocean
(The Luck of Eden Hall - Henrietta Lacks a Smile)
- 04/21 Vintage Vinyl (in-store at noon), Chicago, IL
HCTF review of Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 2.
