Tim Bowness – Butterfly Mind 2CD

Tim Bowness – Butterfly Mind

Coming 40 years after he first started performing in bands in his native North West of England, Butterfly Mind is the most surprising release yet from Tim Bowness. 

From the short, sharp shocks of Always The Stranger and Only A Fool to the long-form ambition of the sensuous Dark Nevada Dream, the cinematic Electro-Ballroom of Glitter Fades and the dystopian paranoia of Say Your Goodbyes Parts 1 and 2, Butterfly Mind delivers a thrilling fusion of Art Rock invention, Post-Punk energy and epic soulful ballads. 

Tim’s seventh solo album features the stellar rhythm section of Richard Jupp (in his first major session since leaving Elbow) and Nick Beggs alongside a spectacular guest list including Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Dave Formula (Magazine), Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), Martha Goddard (The Hushtones), Gregory Spawton (Big Big Train), Mark Tranmer (The Montgolfier Brothers / GNAC), Saro Cosentino (Franco Battiato), Italian Jazz musician Nicola Alesini, US singer Devon Dunaway (Ganga), Stephen W Tayler (Kate Bush) and, marking his first studio work with Tim for nearly three decades, former No-Man violinist Ben Coleman. Produced by Tim Bowness and Brian Hulse (Plenty), the album was mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson.

Tracklist:
CD1:
1. Say Your Goodbyes, Pt. 1
2. Always The Stranger
3. It's Easier To Love
4. We Feel
5. Lost Player
6. Only A Fool
7. After The Stranger
8. Glitter Fades
9. About The Light That Hits The Forest Floor
10. Dark Nevada Dream
11. Say Your Goodbyes, Pt. 2

CD2:
1. Say Your Goodbyes, Pt. 1 Alt
2. Always The Stranger Alt
3. It's Easier To Love Alt
4. We Feel Alt
5. Lost Player Alt
6. Only A Fool Alt
7. After The Stranger Alt / Extended Version
8. Glitter Fades Alt
9. About The Light That Hits The Forest Floor Alt
10. Dark Nevada Dream Alt
11. Say Your Goodbyes, Pt. 2 Alt
12. Clearing Houses
13. Always The Stranger Raw
14. Lost Player Primitive

Label: Inside Out Music
Released: 2022