British newcomer Wunderhorse (Jacob Slater) shares his new single “Butterflies” today on Communion. The track embodies the anti-mimesis of Oscar Wilde as summed up by Jacob:
“I remember coming up with the main guitar riff, at that time it was the darkest sounding bit of music I’d written. The first set of lyrics didn’t really match the sinister nature of the music, so I decided to revisit an experience that made me feel uneasy the same way the music did.”
After all, life imitates art, or was it the other way around?
The David Gilmour-esque vocals and sing-along chorus of “a million blue butterflies” strip down his experience with a monomaniac. Falsettos over gnarly guitars: a metaphor for that opposing dynamic of his own Mrs. Robinson story.
“Butterflies” is available below or on your favorite streaming platform.
“Butterflies” will surely be the anthem of his sold-out London shows and is the perfect primer for Slater’s acting debut as the Sex Pistols’ drummer Paul Cook in Danny Boyle’s forthcoming new biopic series PISTOL, which airs on Disney+ in May.
You can find Wunderhorse on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Wunderhose Live:
4th May – King Tuts, Glasgow (w/ Backseat Lovers)
5th May – The Cluny, Newcastle (w/ Backseat Lovers)
7th May – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (w/ Backseat Lovers)
8th May – Gorilla, Manchester (w/ Backseat Lovers)
9th May – Institute 3, Birmingham (w/ Backseat Lovers)
12th May – The Fleece, Bristol (w/ Backseat Lovers)
15th May – Globe, Cardiff (w/ Backseat Lovers)
16th May – Electric Brixton, London (w/ Backseat Lovers)
25th May – Blue Basement @ Third Man Records, London SOLD OUT
26th May – Blue Basement @ Third Man Records, London SOLD OUT
