Majesty Crush – Butterflies Don’t Go Away
Featured on Third Man Records’ excellent Detroit space-rock compilation South of Saturn, Majesty Crush was a short-lived shoegaze / indie rock band that included members who grew up around Motown royalty (apparently at their shows you might find Diana Ross, P-Funk members, or Marvin Gaye songwriters). While the sound of the band didn’t veer far from the typical characteristics of shoegaze from this era (reverb-drenched guitars, cutting bass riffs, drum grooves), frontman / lyricist David Stroughter brought a certain power and clarity to the band with his undeniable vocal chops and aggressively dark lyrics. Bassist Hobey Echlin remembers, “He sounded like Marvin Gaye on ‘I Want You,’ elevating our art-damaged post-punk song to romance and martyrdom in a single line.” Just listen to a song like “No. 1 Fan,” where Stroughter beautifully and tragically sings from the perspective of John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan to somehow impress Jodie Foster, who he was obsessed with. Incredible… Numero Group have put together the definitive compilation of the group’s brief, but bright output including the rougher 7″ and EP versions.
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LP 1 – Love 15
A1 Boyfriend
A2 Uma
A3 No. 1 Fan
A4 Brand
A5 Purr (Interlude)
A6 Seles
B1 Grow
B2 Pretty Head (Interlude)
B3 Cicciolina
B4 Penny For Love
B5 Skin (Interlude)
B6 Feigned Sleep
B7 Horse
LP 2 – EPs & Singles
C1 No. 1 Fan (EP Version)
C2 Worri
C3 Horse (EP Version)
C4 Sunny Pie
C5 Cicciolina (Single Version)
D1 Purr (Davies 7″ Version)
D2 Space Between Your Moles
D3 Seine
D4 If JFA Were Still Together
D5 Ghost Of Fun
Bass – Hobey Echlin
Design – Darryl Norsen
Drums – Odell Nails
Edited By – Judson Picco
Engineer [Original Recordings Engineered By] – Dave Feeny*, Mike E. Clark, The Nehra Brothers, Tim Pak
Guitar – Michael Segal
Mastered By – Michael Graves (2)
Photography By [Front Cover Photo By] – Carrie Kelly*
Project Manager – Jana Gautschy
Reissue Producer [Produced For Reissue By] – Ken Shipley, Rob Sevier
Transcription By [Lyric Transcription By] – Will Lovell (4)
Vocals – David Stroughter
Written-By – Majesty Crush