Legendary underground shoegaze band Majesty Crush recently announced the release of a double-LP of the band’s full discography called Butterflies Don’t Go Away via The Numero Group. The collection will be released on March 29 and, in addition to the double-LP, The Numero Group will also be releasing Majesty Crush’s No. 1 Fan EP digitally on February 20. To promote both releases, the band released the title track off the EP, “No. 1 Fan.”
“The Fan Ep version of ‘No. 1 Fan’ is, if not THE, then certainly a major turning point in the Majesty Crush story,” explains bassist Hobey Echlin. “What was essentially a polished demo on a self-released, five-song EP became an area radio hit on the local alt-rock station. By the time the band recorded it in late ‘91 with producer Mike E. Clark in the demo room of The Tempermill Studio, ‘No. 1 Fan’ sounded like a band whose ambitions were outgrowing their indie roots. Nails’ drums were insistent, the bassline shifted from notes to chords to finally octaves, with Michael Segal’s sighing and soaring guitar lines—all underscoring Stroughter’s escalating trademark vocals that had at that point advanced into a complete lyrical character, manic, personal, and anthemic.”
Butterflies Don’t Go Away is available now for preorder from The Numero Group. Follow Majesty Crush on Facebook for future updates.
Photo courtesy of Amy Harlan
