In a world in which music so frequently adheres to overly familiar formulas, Batterfly charts a startlingly unique flight path. Their new single, "Don't Worry' Bout Me," is a striking hybrid of Contemporary R&B, Indie Pop, and Alternative Rock, three sounds that, naturally, have a tendency to distance themselves, whereas here they become one. It's a sign of what makes Batterfly a duality, contradiction, and harmony twisted into a sound that's as unpredictable as it's intimate.
Batterfly is a band, a duo in name and in spirit. Like the animal they wriggle their moniker from, they need each other in equal measures if their musical body is to stay afloat and airborne. That synergy is present and pulsing in "Don't Worry' Bout Me," a song that's equal parts confrontation and assurance. It's the kind of song you lean into, whether you are in the middle of a storm or watching one roll away on the horizon. The song begins in an indie pop ease that reels you in, but it soon becomes more than that. Soft R&B undertones make room for the emotion to settle down, an alternative rock tension underscoring the song's poise. On the way, the arrangement swells and breathes, never in a rush nor hesitant at all. There's a whispered rebellion here. It's polished but not overproduced. Her songwriting was poetic but not averse to cutting deep.
There's a delicacy to the singing but also an assertion, representing the song's fundamental strength, which is held in reserve. There's a quiet strength to being here, an unspoken realization that healing is not linear and independence does not equate to isolation. Batterfly embodies music together. Their chemistry is their identity, and on their single, they've achieved that saying something highly personal in a way that we can all relate to. If you're in the market for a sound that is sort of, but not precisely, like nothing you've ever heard before, Batterfly is ready to take you there. Just don't expect a direct flight. This is Batterfly, and they are flying free.
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