The early sessions, held in mid 2003 after the band returned from their biggest American tour, broke protocol with his songwriting modus operandi. John Butler his studio space in Fremantle. While he wasn't abandoning the protest and social commentary songs of his youth, Butler wanted to cast his lyrical net wider, and so he decided to magpie other people's life experiences.

It had been three years since Butler and his trio released April Uprising, when Butler, bassist Byron Luiters and drummer Nicky Bomba gathered at The Compound in Fremantle which serves as the band's headquarters and the frontman's artistic space.Īnd he wanted to shake things up, find different sounds, tell different stories.

And challenged its audience to follow suit. The point is, Flesh and Blood features several songs which mark a departure for a man whose music always wore its conscience on its sleeve. 'And I have written many songs of adulation for my wife.' 'It's not about me and Danielle,' he says. When he showcased the songs from the sixth John Butler Trio record Flesh and Blood during concerts late last year, the frontman explained to his fans these were not songs ripped from the chapters of his own life.īutler did so jokingly, lightly but it seemed a necessary disclaimer from an artist whose fans will pour over every lyric and nuance of his work. The first song tells the tragic tale of its protagonist finding his wife in bed with another man the second captures the toll of a relationship filled with drama. Ain’t no use trying to read your goddamn mindĪnd I can’t work it If you can’t work it outĪnd now I’m broken down I got to take it slowĪnd the windy little city gonna blow it awayĪll my disillusion and all my pain because.Devil Woman is not about John Butler's wife.

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