S.B. Butler (Official Music Video)

S.B. Butler is the first music video from Ellery Twining’s second solo album “RESULTS”, released 1 June 2023


On RESULTS, Ellery Twining follows up his critically acclaimed solo debut REVENGE with an exploration into the soundscapes of Post Pop.

He has described the work as “A contextual dissemination of the Generation X transformation into the Post Generation.” Further elaborating, he conveys that there are underlying themes of popular culture, childhood survival tactics, and the consequences of “socially acceptable divorce.”

“This group of songs illustrates the experience of seeing through the eyes of Generation X kids during their childhood, and its reflection.”

Written and directed by Mystic Photographer Michelle Gemma

Edited by Jim Canty

S.B. Butler song credits:
Released June 1, 2023
all noises by Ellery Twining
Except:
David Bentley / The Bass Guitar
Mixed by Eric Lichter for Dirt Floor Recording & Production
Recorded at The  Dirt Floor Studio
Haddam, CT
Recorded between December 2022 and April 2023

S.B Butler video credits:
Released April 1, 2024
All photographs and video by Michelle Gemma
Except childhood photos from the Freitas Family Albums

Model: Carly Straub

Photographed August 2023 at S.B. Butler Elementary School and on Ocean View Avenue in Mystic, CT USA, and at the Odetah Playground in Bozrah, CT USA

CELLAR DOOR

I heard you knocking
at our cellar door
shakey made a run to New York
and he had scored
and you were desperate

how did you know?

acceptance proceeds at
its own pace
perception is constantly
a step behind
a step behind

the bottle,
empty.
friday evening.

the needle,
empty.
thursday night.

it was a secret
until it wasn’t

the neighborhood kids didn’t hear our warnings
they were simply kids
tired of warnings
tired of fighting
tired of trying
some survived
some were revived
and some of you died

credits

lyrics by Ellery Twining

https://ellerytwining.bandcamp.com/music

from RESULTS, track released June 1, 2023