BUTTERFLY BOUCHER ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF HER ACCLAIMED SECOND ALBUM ‘SCARY FRAGILE’ ON SEPTEMBER 15 VIA NETTWERK

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“[On] ‘Gun for a Tongue,’ Butterfly Boucher's ferocity is slier and more personal on a sleek, driving track from the aptly titled Scary Fragile.”

“Boucher’s debut, Flutterby, was filled with catchy, captivating tunes, but it was equal parts pop and rock, a hybrid which seemed to confuse her record company. SCARY FRAGILE rocks much harder, with its excellent opener ‘I Found Out’ leading the way in fast-paced fashion. Ten more compact, hooky tunes follow, several of them thumping, charged rockers such as ‘Just One Tear’ and ‘Keeper’ that feature full-bodied choruses, pinpoint tempo shifts and Boucher’s supple vocals. She’s a versatile performer, she writes great songs and the release of SCARY FRAGILE definitely has given her the last laugh.”

“SCARY FRAGILE finds the singer continuing to nurture her mix of hook-laden pop/rock while still maintaining a lyrical integrity that many pop songs throw right out the window in favor of a radio hit. Highlights from the album include the driving beat of ‘Just One Tear’ and the smokey single, ‘Gun For A Tongue.’ Milder songs like the affecting ‘A Bitter Song’ are noteworthy in that they show Boucher’s talents don’t lie solely in how well she can steer an up-tempo song.”

“The opening track ‘I Found Out’ starts out with the vocals, ‘I found out, I can only be who I am, I can only do what I can’ which is exactly what Butterfly does throughout the entire album, that is produce amazing melodic, yet some-times aggressive songs. The title track ‘Scary Fragile’ is an amazingly simple acoustic piece that is so riveting in that it shows off not only Butterfly’s amazing vocal ability, but her ability to tell a story with simple lyrics.”

“The main highlight here is the dark ‘A Bitter Song,’ a great intimate track that focuses squarely on Boucher and a piano.”

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. SCARY FRAGILE contains breezy songs that do float and edgy lyrics that do sting, in a contrasting collection of 11 tunes. Hard-hitting punches (‘Just One Tear’) and quick jabs (‘Keeper’) are countered with bob-and-weave moves (‘Scary Fragile’) that nearly lull you to sleep.”

“After quite a wait, Boucher returns with SCARY FRAGILE, an eleven song collection featuring her fresh and unique mix-up of pop and rock with a firmly indie sensibility. Her vocals swing effortlessly from powerful and full to whispery and fragile and her music is full of great hooks that defy classification. The haunting title track finds the artist contemplating the world around us today, singing ‘It’s scary to be fragile in this turning world/The world turns me upsid-down.’ It’s rare to find such a deep vulnerability in song form, and it’s beautiful. With refreshing openness like this, she will be an artist to watch.”

“This ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ favorite dishes out melancholy piano ballads alongside more uptempo confessionals in the vein of Jem or Sarah MacLachlan.”

“First single, ‘Gun For A Tongue,’ was finished with another producer, Brian Malouf. Boucher had initially brought the lyric ‘Watch out for this girl, she has a gun for a tongue’ and a James Bond-ish lick to Kahne, but the two had differing ideas about bringing the song to life. The menacing melody of the verses reminds me a little of Lykke Li's ‘I’m Good I’m Gone,’ though Boucher's recording predates it; perhaps she still picked up some tricks from her Swedish studio time? But then the chorus kicks in, so squarely rooted in Boucher's soaring-pop sweet spot (a la ‘Another White Dash’), and I'm reminded why I fell for her the first time around.”

About BUTTERFLY BOUCHER: Musical from a young age, the Australian native was born in the middle of a seven-daughter family to artistic and free-spirited parents–her father was in rock n’ roll bands and her mother a ballerina–who encouraged her and her sisters to follow their dreams. A tight unit, BUTTERFLY was raised with a nomadic upbringing, traveling across the Australian outback with her family and picking up roots every few months. Not often finding other 11-year-old musicians to hang out with, BUTTERFLY learned how to play each instrument herself, a skill that she has continued to develop and use throughout her career. As a multi-instrumentalist, BUTTERFLY has performed on many albums, including Mat Kearney’s song “Breathe In, Breathe Out” (the “Grey’s Anatomy” theme song), vocals on David Mead’s album Indiana. She recorded a duet with David Bowie of his song “Changes” for the film Shrek 2. BUTTERFLY’s own songs have been featured on the TV series “The Days,” “Wonderfalls,” “Spin City,” and “Charmed,” plus “Grey’s Anatomy” has featured three of her songs over the years, including most recently “A Bitter Song” off SCARY FRAGILE. Look for BUTTERFLY BOUCHER to tour throughout 2009 and beyond.