I covered The Violet Twilight's debut album, Above The Cloud, here and then the quickly following EP, Cicada here. This has been the third EP since then and Tim Butcher still sounds as great as ever. His Psych Pop is such a more interesting listen than some of the blandness the genre produces in Ox.
Fate Illuminate is wonderfully melodic, built on memorable riffs and soundscapes. His mellow vocal works beautifully with the arrangements. He can take different avenues, but here he demonstrates the strength of his Guitar playing but there are surprises.
This will be classed as an EP, but at 22 minutes, it is more of a mini album. The Psych Pop is splendid as you might expect from such a master. But there are two songs that show off other skills. What's Behind Those Eyes gets really close to Brit Pop with Pop Rock excellence.
I Don't Care is more of a Classic Rock strum and just as effective. Fans of his Psych pop will be delighted with Better Than You specially. He just rolls these songs out with such skill. I know few as strong as Butcher is in the genre.
You can listen to and buy Fate Illuminate here.
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