The follow-up to her critically-adored 2018 release Night Sands, Butch Spring continues her reign of lyrically clever, emotionally resonant, scrappy independent rock songs that have earned her regular comparisons to Frankie Cosmos, Silver Jews, and The Mountain Goats. But the album also pushes her sound into new territory, with drop-tuned guitars, woodwinds, and surprise horn sections.
"Renberg’s writing is as impressive as ever, approaching deep personal feelings and epiphanies with a sense of playful, deadpan poetry that you might expect from Malkmus or Berman." - Various Small Flames
"Sweet, sharp indie rock from PA's Sara Renberg reflects the fluidity of queer identities & relationships through personal storytelling." - Bandcamp New and Notable
Recorded, mixed, and engineered by Adam Lee, Jackpot Recording Studios, Portland, OR and Nate Campisi, Mr. Smalls Recording, Pittsburgh, PA
Woodwinds recorded by Caleb Miller, Very Much Recording, Columbus, OH
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves, Telegraph Mastering, Portland, OR
Cover art by Zoe Wodarz
Bass: Joshua James Amberson (on 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Drums: Cay Davis (on 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Trumpet: Alice Haas
Woodwinds: Andrew Kovaleski
All other instruments and vocals: Sara Renberg
Lyrics on "I Was Your Man" adapted from "Baguette" by Emily Kendal Frey
All songs written by Sara Renberg