Butcher Babies set 2 October release for Nightbloom with new Blame It on the Wind video
Butcher Babies have announced their new album, Nightbloom, due for release on 2 October via Judge & Jury Records. The record is introduced by the new single Blame It on the Wind, accompanied by an official video.
Blame It on the Wind draws on an unresolved, years-long connection, with vocalist Heidi Shepherd framing the track around desire, denial and the stories people tell themselves to avoid confronting their choices. Watch the video here.
“There are certain nights, certain moments, and certain connections you never fully shake,” Shepherd says. “Blame It on the Wind came from one of those nights that should have disappeared in the morning. In 2012, what started as a one-night stand morphed into a connection that would haunt me for years.
“This song is about a lust you can’t leave, a denial of accountability, and a laundry list of excuses for following the white rabbit. I think sometimes we blame the setting for the choices we make because it’s easier than admitting someone genuinely got under our skin. That’s what this song is about for me.”
Songs shaped in the dark
Produced by Howard Benson, Nightbloom also features co-production from Joe Rickard, Neil Sanderson and Henry Flury. Cameron Pierce Mizell and Evan McKeever provided additional production on Songbird.
Shepherd says the album emerged from a period of therapy and intense personal reflection, as she began writing through memories of heartbreak, grief, estrangement and trauma.
“While reliving and experiencing some of my darkest moments, I started to finally bloom,” she says. “These songs grew and took on life in the dark. In writing these songs, I was able to turn negative experiences in my life into something positive, which in turn gave these memories a new place to live.
“This new album isn’t about the suffering, it’s about the survival. These songs were born from memories of heartbreak, uncertainty, betrayal, and pain. But they’re not just about those subjects, they’re more about what grew because of them. Nightbloom is a reminder that not everything beautiful needs perfect sunshine to flourish.”
Flury adds: “Writing with purpose. That was the overall theme of this album. Each part, layer, lyric was crafted with purpose and focus. Nothing was unimportant. Every detail was created to tell a story with a singular voice. Nightbloom is our most important work we’ve ever done in Butcher Babies.”
The Nightbloom tracklist
The ten-track album includes Sincerity, Broken & Beautiful, Black Clouds Over Georgia and Leaving California, alongside its newly released lead single.
- Lost in Your Touch
- Sincerity
- Blame It on the Wind
- Broken & Beautiful
- Are You Waiting Up?
- Black Clouds Over Georgia
- Fever In My Neck
- Songbird
- Leaving California
- Black Dove
Fans can pre-save Nightbloom here, while physical pre-orders will be available through the band’s official website.
US dates with Chad Gray
Butcher Babies will support Chad Gray across a late-summer and autumn US run, with selected headline shows also scheduled. The band will also appear at Louisville’s Louder Than Life festival.
- 22 August – Gathering Of The Juggalos, Mack’s Creek, MO
- 28 August – The Castle Theatre, Bloomington, IL
- 29 August – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City, MO
- 30 August – Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA
- 1 September – Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO
- 2 September – Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE
- 3 September – Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
- 5 September – The Rave/Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
- 6 September – Outset, Chicago, IL
- 8 September – The Venue, Cadillac, MI
- 9 September – House of Blues Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
- 11 September – Big Night Live, Boston, MA
- 12 September – The Paramount, Huntington, NY
- 14 September – Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- 15 September – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
- 17 September – Rosina Theatre Presented by Citizens, McKees Rocks, PA
- 18 September – Louder Than Life Festival, Louisville, KY
- 5 October – House of Blues San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 6 October – Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
- 7 October – Fremont Country Club, Las Vegas, NV
- 8 October – The Rock, Tucson, AZ
- 9 October – Jake’s, Lubbock, TX
- 10 October – Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX
- 11 October – White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
- 12 October – The Studio at the Factory, Dallas, TX
- 14 October – House of Blues New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
- 16 October – OCC Road House and Museum, Clearwater, FL
- 17 October – Heartwood, Gainesville, FL
- 18 October – The Fillmore Charlotte – The Underground, Charlotte, NC
- 19 October – Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
- 20 October – Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN
- 21 October – Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN
- 23 October – The Shrine, Tulsa, OK
- 24 October – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
- 25 October – Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
