Butterfly Child were a Northern Irish group led by singer/songwriter Joe Cassidy, based in
Chicago
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. Described as "purveyors of shimmering, oceanic rock,"
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.
History
Butterfly Child were formed in
Belfast
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Northern Ireland
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in 1984.
After playing shows throughout Ireland, Butterfly Child released their debut EP, ''Toothfairy'', on
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's H.ark! label in 1991.
Remarkable in its "frazzled, cracked fragility",
the EP caught the ear of legendary
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. A second EP entitled ''Eucalyptus'' was released the same year.
The band then signed to
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
in 1997 to begin work on a third album. ''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.
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
after falling ill earlier in the month. He was 51.