By: Shaunna Bednarek

Winnipeg's Telepathic Butterflies are fluttering their way into Wavelength in the midst of a hefty North American tour. They're hot off the heels of showcasing their Elephant 6-esque college radio indie psych-pop at SXSW and have three records released through Rainbow Quartz. Wavelength's most splendid butterfly herself, Shaunna Bednarek, emailed front man Rejean Ricard some questions about backlash, butterflies and the MonarC herself, Mariah Carey.

YOUR WEBSITE'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. YOUR BIO SAYS THERE'S ONLY TWO MEMBERS, BUT THERE'S CLEARLY PICTURES AND MINI-BIOS OF FIVE GUYS. CLARIFICATION? Well, there's actually three of us. Jacques, Eric and myself. The other two, Rob and Angus (at the bottom of the page), have been our touring guitar players in the past, AND have also played on some of the cuts on the last CD.

Y'ALL AREN'T DOING TOO BAD FOR A LITTLE INDIE BAND FROM WINNIPEG, WHAT WITH PLAYING SXSW, BEING ON AN AMERICAN LABEL AND PLAYING ALL SORTS OF SHOWS EVERYWHERE. ARE YOU GUYS, LIKE, LOCAL HEROES? OR IS IT, LIKE, 'œOH, THESE GUYS PLAY TORONTO NOW'”PSSH, BACKLASH!'?? No, none of the above. Maybe some people see us as local heroes, but it doesn't seem that way from where I'm standing. I don't think there could even be a backlash. People know it's good to play in different cities. Who knows, it might even add cred to the band by trying to get out there and shaking our asses off in different cities.

GUY, THE SUN'S BEEN SHINING AND I'VE BEEN EATING ICE CREAM AND RIDING MY BIKE. THESE MP3S OF YOURS I'VE GOT ON WHILE TYPING THIS UP ARE SUITING THIS PERFECTLY. DO YOU GUYS EVER GET GLOOMY OR ANGRY? Yeah, all the time. Underneath those sunny little melodies are lyrics that are somewhat steeped in those angry, gloomy emotions. I'm glad to hear that the record works well with ice cream, though I tend to see it as more of a pizza and beer affair.

YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THREE RECORDS OUT. WHAT FUTURE PLANS ARE STILL IN THE CATEPILLAR STAGE FOR YOU GUYS? Putting out more records, touring and refining this ugly beast.

IS IT REALLY THE WINGS THAT MAKE A BUTTERFLY BEAUTIFUL? Yup. I'm sure if you saw one through a magnifying glass, however, it would probably look pretty hideous. Of course, I've never tried it, so I don't really know for sure. Also, the fact that they don't bite or bother humans helps. I guess their fluttering motion probably has a lot of eye candy value as well.

BUTTERFLIES OFTEN MAKE ME THINK OF READING RAINBOW. REMEMBER THE THEME SONG? 'œBUTTERFLY IN THE SKYYY, I CAN FLY TWICE AS HIIIIIGH! TAKE A LOOK! IT'S IN A BOOK! A READING RAINBOOOOOWWW!'? WASN'T THAT A COOL SHOW? I don't know what you're talking about, but the lyrics sound pretty good.

YOU GUYS ARE THE TELEPATHIC BUTTERFLIES ON RAINBOW QUARTZ RECORDS. MARIAH CAREY HAS ALBUMS TITLED BOTH BUTTERFLY AND RAINBOW. COINCIDENCE? OR TRIBUTE? Hmmmm...? We, too, have a rider stating that all of our dressing rooms be painted pink. Hasn't happened yet.