Michael C. Hall and His Bandmates Discuss His New Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum Album
By Tom Lanham | January 13, 2021 | 10:45am
Photo by Paul Storey
Six Feet Under and the friendly neighborhood serial-killer saga
Dexter—plus live-theater stints in
Cabaret,
Hedwig and The Angry Inch, and David Bowie’s
Lazarus— the North Carolina-born thespian has learned that every picture does, indeed, tell a story, so he put a great deal of thought and effort into finding the perfect photograph to adorn the cover of
Thanks For Coming, the debut album from his new alt-rock outfit, Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum. Reflecting the sonically lush, lyrically bleak songs inside—such as “Bombed Out Sites,” “Eat an Eraser,” a grim cover of Phantogram’s “Cruel World” and symphonic new single “Armageddon Suite”—the meticulously-selected shot features a windswept entrance to a once-bustling shopping center, now dark, ominous and foreboding. At first glance, it looks somewhat inviting. On second glance, the vibe is more like “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” a concept that pleases Hall thoroughly.