Blunt Chunks

The butterfly—papillon in French, schmetterling in German—is a creature so beguiling that tall tales naturally emanate from its glowing wings. It can get daunting to encounter yet another work of art that engages with the butterfly as a symbol of transformation. Yet on The Butterfly Myth, Caitlin Woelfle-O’Brien’s first full-length as Blunt Chunks, she toys with butterfly imagery at the cellular level: When caterpillars approach the inflection point of metamorphosis, their body instinctually resists the initial transformation of caterpillar cells to butterfly cells, treating them like a foreign entity and placing the life form at risk. It’s this uglier, less-linear story that Woelfle-O’Brien latched onto when writing the songs that would become The Butterfly Myth. That distinct approach is almost as refreshing as the music she and her collaborators produce. Across nine tracks, The Butterfly Myth is an arresting dream-folk album, duly ornamented while Woelfle-O’Brien’s voice leads the charge—adding some much-needed pizzazz to the at-times tired contemporary canon of soft, twangy rock.