Butterfly Explosion

Butterfly Explosion
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresShoegazing
Dream pop
Post-rock
Years active2005–2011,2021–present
LabelRevive Records
Members
  • Gazz Carr
  • Laura Smyth
Past members2009-2011:
John Coman
Conor Garry

2005-2007:
John Canavan
Peter Savage
Sorcha Brennan
Danny Conway
WebsiteOfficial website

Butterfly Explosion are an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland.

History

Butterfly Explosion was formed by guitarist/vocalist Gazz Carr in 2005.

By 2007, the band had released two EPs while going through a number of lineup changes. The debut album Lost Trails was released in 2010 on the Revive Records label. . The album was released in the United States in March 2010 ahead of their appearance at South by Southwest and broke into the CMJ 200 charts having entered the Top 30 of 35 college radio stations.

In May 2010, they performed at the Soundcity Festival in Liverpool and supported label mates God Is an Astronaut on their UK and European tours. The band also performed at the Electric Picnic and Arthur's Day Festivals in Ireland in September 2010. They made further festival appearances in 2011 at Indiependence festival in Cork and Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Canada.

The band was inactive for the next decade, during which Carr spent several years as a touring member of God Is An Astronaut.

The band reunited for one-off show at the Academy Dublin in 2021.

Discography

LPs

EPs

References

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  7. ↑ The Hot Press Newsdesk (21 January 2011). "Canadian Music Week & SXSW showcase acts confirmed". Hotpress. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Indiependence 2011". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "On Tour With God Is An Astronaut". Hot Press. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "God Is an Astronaut: Academy, Dublin – October 29th 2021". Concert Addicts. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Render, Chris (26 April 2010). "The Butterfly Explosion - Lost Trails". NSR CD Reviews. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "The Butterfly Explosion - Lost Trails (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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