Butterfly Net (song)

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"Butterfly Net"
Caroline Polachek featuring Weyes Blood - Buttefly Net.png
Single by Caroline Polachek featuring Weyes Blood
from the album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: Everasking Edition
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)
Genre
Length4:36
5:33 (remix)
Label Perpetual Novice
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Polachek
  • Harle
Caroline Polachek singles chronology
"Dang"
(2023)		"Butterfly Net"
(2024)		"Starburned and Unkissed"
(2024)
Weyes Blood singles chronology
"Children of the Empire"
(2023)		"Butterfly Net"
(2024)

"Butterfly Net" is a song by American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek, included on her fourth studio album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You , released on February 14, 2023. The song was written and produced by Polachek along with Danny L Harle. A remix version featuring American singer Weyes Blood was released on February 7, 2024, as the second single from the reissue of the album, subtitled Everasking Edition. [1]

Contents

Background and release

"Butterfly Net" is included on Caroline Polachek's critically-acclaimed fourth studio album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You , a record that was included on many critics' year-end lists, such as from Billboard , [2] The Independent , [3] The Guardian , [4] The New York Times , [5] and DIY Magazine . [6] "Butterfly Net" has a "baroque art-pop" universe. [7] [8]

Polachek first published a part of the remix cover art on her social media accounts on February 6, 2024, with the text "Tomorrow". [9] The following day, the song was surprise-released for digital download and streaming, and in parallel she announced the reissue of the album. [10]

Critical reception

In a review of the standard edition of Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Rolling Stone critic Maura Johnston described "Butterfly Net" as a "glowing ballad", and praised its "slow-burn instrumentation" and Polachek's "impassioned vocals". [11] For the same magazine, Larisha Paul stated that Weyes Blood's participation on the song is an "exalting appearance". [12]

According to Flood Magazine's reviewer Will Schube, both artists "join forces" in a "power ballad-inspired" chorus. [13] The remix was described by Robin Murray for Clash as a "divine duet" and "truly beautiful piece of music" with an "spiritual quality", "more spartan than the avant-pop maximalism of the original album". [14] In a positive review, Lucy Harbron for Far Out gave the remix 3.5 out of 5 stars, and stated that Mering's "deep, velvety sound perfectly contrasts the high-ranging vocal acrobatics Polachek is known for". [15] Stereogum critic Chris Deville also praised Weyes Blood's participation on the track. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Renshaw, David (February 7, 2024). "Caroline Polachek and Weyes Blood join forces on new version of "Butterfly Net"". The Fader. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Staff List". Billboard . December 6, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The 30 best albums of 2023, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey". The Independent. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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  6. ↑ Carter, Daisy (February 7, 2024). "Caroline Polachek to release deluxe version of 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You'". DIY Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Deville, Chris (February 7, 2024). "Caroline Polachek & Weyes Blood Share "Butterfly Net"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Atrapados en la red de Caroline Polachek". RTVE (in Spanish). February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ Caroline Polachek [@carolineplz] (February 7, 2024). "tomorrow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Caroline Polachek [@carolineplz] (February 7, 2024). "Butterfly Net (Feat. @WeyesBlood ) ✵ out now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Johnston, Maura (February 16, 2023). "Caroline Polachek's 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' Is An Impressive Pop-Science Flex". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Paul, Larisha (February 7, 2024). "Caroline Polachek Expands 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' With Weyes Blood 'Butterfly Net' Remix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ Schube, Will (February 7, 2024). "Caroline Polachek Recruits Weyes Blood for New Single "Butterfly Net"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ Murray, Robin (February 8, 2024). "Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blood Combine On 'Butterfly Net'". Clash. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ Harbron, Lucy (February 8, 2024). "Caroline Polachek and Weyes Blood team up on new version of 'Butterfly Net'". Far Out. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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