The Butterflies of Love are an
indie
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pop band from
New Haven
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Connecticut
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The band was founded as "Silver Bug" (and then renamed "Bug") in the late 1990s by singer-songwriters Jeff Greene and Dan Greene (no relation, though they attended Hamilton College together), the Butterflies of Love have released two albums on US-based Coffeehouse Records and two albums on
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independent label
Fortuna Pop!
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Their fifth single, "It's Different Now", was made Single Of The Week in the ''
NME
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Discography
Singles/EPs
*''I Read Her Diary b/w Dream World 1994 (under band's previous name, Bug) Coffeehouse Records (clear vinyl)''
*''Rob a Bank b/w Love May Be Possible 1996 Coffeehouse Records (blue sleeve)''
*''Wild b/w The Brain Service 1997 Secret 7 (UK) / Coffeehouse Records (USA)''
*''Rob a Bank b/w Drunken Falls 1998 Coffeehouse Records (green sleeve, nearly identical to 1996 single)''
*''It's Different Now''
*''Wintertime Queen'' (2000)
*''The Mutation''
*''Dream Driver''
*''Orbit Around You'' (2006)
Albums
*''America's Newest Hitmakers'' (1996)
*''How to Know The Butterflies of Love'' (1999)
*''The New Patient'' (2002)
*''Famous Problems'' (2007)
References
External links
Band websiteInstagramCoffeehouse Recording Studio
Indie pop groups from Connecticut
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