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Review :: Sean Nicholas Savage – Spread Free Like a Butterfly
- Sean Nicholas Savage
- Spread Free Like a Butterfly
- (Arbutus Records)
- Montreal, QC
- ::web/sounds::
From the synthetic mellowings of Aaron Levin:
After witnessing a devastating croonappelic version of Mr. Savage’s hit Kisses Like a Girl, I opted out of waiting for the 12″ vinyl version of Spread Free Like a Butterfly (December 2009 on Arbutus Records) and copped the CDR for hasty highway blastery. And sure enough, within moments Savage’s Orbisinian vibrato and fetching harmonies had me rolling the windows and screaming all the lyrics; pop drive-byes delivered to unsuspecting ears Edmonton-wide. Sean’s writing has never been better, with his charismatic strangeness texturizing the relationships around him; awkward memories hidden beneath sun-bleached family photos and obscure grad quotes (or at least that’s what it conjures in my mind). It’s a landmark album refusing to languish in any genre; basement lonertude, campfire balladry, dreamy soft-psych, and, most importantly, hit-making. There is a reason I chose Sean Nicholas Savage as the first Weird Canada review.
Des moelleusements synthétiques d’Aaron Levin:
(Traduit par la boîte à rythmes de Odile Leclerc)
Après avoir été témoin de la dévastante version croonappelique du hit Kisses Like a Girl de Mr. Savage, J’ai refusé d’attendre pour la version vinyle 12’’ de Spread Free Like a Butterfly (décembre 2009 sur Arbutus Records) et j’ai attrapé le CDR pour une explosion rapide sur l’autoroute. Et certainement, en quelques moments, Orbisinian Vibrato de Savage et ses charmantes harmonies m’ont fait ouvrir les vitres et crier toutes les paroles; le pop arrivé par livraison aux oreilles innocentes partout dans Edmonton. La composition de Sean n’a jamais été mieux, avec son étrangeté charismatique texturant les relations autour de lui; des mémoires gênantes cachées sous des photos de famille blanchies par le soleil et d’obscures citations de graduation (ou au moins c’est ce que cela conjure dans mon esprit). C’est un album repère refusant de se languir dans n’importe quel genre; dans la solitude de sous-sol, dans des ballades de feu de camp, dans du doux psych rêveur et plus important, dans des faiseurs de hits. Il y a une raison pourquoi je choisis Sean Nicholas Savage comme la première révision de Weird Canada.
Sean Nicholas Savage – Heart Wish
Sean Nicholas Savage – Kisses Like A Girl
Sean Nicholas Savage – Grandson
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11 thoughts on “Review :: Sean Nicholas Savage – Spread Free Like a Butterfly”
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This is incredible, holy shit.
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Wow, those songs are pretty great.
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Sean continues to destroy anyone in the current songwriting sphere. This album is miles deep, though swimming around the surface is equally as satisfying. Great review to a great album.
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Savage is killin it. That set on Monday was amazing. Especially the a capella Kisses Like a Girl. Huge Tune. I hear that Sean’s looking like Gordon Lightfoot and i know he’s sounding like a lightfoot/cohen hybrid (with his own voice of course). Now that’s a good look.
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he looks like an angel. some people are wired to be sweethearts.
sigh.
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i like it – i think he is great…….
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i hear he’s single…
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hi,
Really informative article. Thanks for sharing.
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Twangy, melodic folk.
I thought he was some obscure artist from the 60s.
great! -
Sean Nicholas Savage is a national treasure we’re just not all aware of it yet.
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album slays
This is incredible, holy shit.
Wow, those songs are pretty great.
Sean continues to destroy anyone in the current songwriting sphere. This album is miles deep, though swimming around the surface is equally as satisfying. Great review to a great album.
Savage is killin it. That set on Monday was amazing. Especially the a capella Kisses Like a Girl. Huge Tune. I hear that Sean’s looking like Gordon Lightfoot and i know he’s sounding like a lightfoot/cohen hybrid (with his own voice of course). Now that’s a good look.
he looks like an angel. some people are wired to be sweethearts.
sigh.
i like it – i think he is great…….
i hear he’s single…
hi,
Really informative article. Thanks for sharing.
Twangy, melodic folk.
I thought he was some obscure artist from the 60s.
great!
Sean Nicholas Savage is a national treasure we’re just not all aware of it yet.