Last year, we featured Bones in Butter for their enigmatic single, Another Cloud, the immersive and dimensional, A Dystopian Love Song, and the evocative and optimistic, Down but Not Out, so when we heard that they were launching 2023 with Scenes From The Metro, we couldn’t wait to experience it!
Immersing us with a cerebral energy, featuring luscious harmonies and a divergent soundscape, Bones in Butter open Scenes From The Metro with a sense of subversion as they deliver a uniquely mesmerizing sonic identity.
The opus features reversed vocals, haunting textures and vocals delivering an almost affirmative, ASMR energy. The band confess, “This song is our venture into the post-rock department. It is a sad but true tale. It is the heart-breaking story of a centennial dream, the dream of the Belgrade Metro, a project that has never been implemented.”
Bones in Butter invite us to follow them “into the empty depths of Belgrade, one of Europe’s last capitals with no underground network. … and weep with us…”
An equally unique concept as sound, there is a sense of modern resonance with the release, as Lana Del Rey also just released a song called Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd? which is also about a forgotten transport system, albeit in LA. This only proves that Bones in Butter are on the zeitgeist with their theme and message.
Scenes From The Metro features Milutin Krasevic on vox, synths, samples, music and lyrics, Luna Skopelja on vox, Todor Zivkovic on guitars, Dejan Skopi Skopelja on bass with Tom Fedja Franklin on drums, Thomas Craymer on backing vocals, and Srdjan Popov mixed and mastered the composition.
Elaborating on the nature of the release, Milutin tells us, “By our standards, this song is sort of experimental as it represents our venture into the post-rock and psychedelic genres. I tried to conjure an atmosphere that is reminiscent of the 1930s but would also contain futuristic or even dystopian elements, so I sampled the song Lili Marlen performed by Lale Andersen, played it backwards and added parts of it to the mix. Interesting fact: This song was premiered via Radio Belgrade in 1941, during World War 2, when the city was occupied by German troops.”
We love the depth and authenticity that Bones in Butter share with their artistry, and the choral harmonies are simply exquisite, lending themselves to a power pop vibe that we cannot get enough of. We have added Scenes From The Metro to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream their wider discography!