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American indie rock band
Butterglory
OriginLawrence, Kansas, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, indie pop, lo-fi
Years active1992–1997
LabelsMerge
Past members

Butterglory was an American indie rock band from Lawrence, Kansas. Contemporaries of indie rock groups like Pavement and Archers of Loaf, the band released four albums with Merge Records.

History

Composed of Matt Suggs and Debby Vander Wall, the band began in 1992 with the release of Alexander Bends EP. They later joined Merge Records and released their first album Crumble in 1994. This was followed by a collection of singles, Downed in 1995. Adding bassist Stephen Naron and a variety of other musicians, the group released the more developed Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?. The group's final record, Rat Tat Tat was released on Merge Records in 1997.

Matt Suggs now plays with White Whale.

Discography

LPS
  • Crumble (1994)
  • Are You Building a Temple in Heaven? (1996)
  • Rat Tat Tat (1997)
Compilations
  • Downed (1995)

References

  1. Laura Ballance; John Cook; Mac McCaughan (2009-09-15). Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small. Algonquin Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-56512-968-9.
  2. "Butterglory". Trouserpress.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Butterglory". Mergerecords.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-16. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  4. "Shake Your Fist: Butterglory reconsidered". Shakeyourfist.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. CMJ Network, Inc. (1996). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc.
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