# Shane Butler's Debut Album 'Heavy Debt' Releases

> Shane Butler's solo album Heavy Debt drops December 4 via Peal Music.
- Title: Shane Butler's Debut Album 'Heavy Debt' Releases · Stereogum
- Summary: Shane Butler's solo album Heavy Debt drops December 4 via Peal Music. Shane Butler releases debut solo album Heavy Debt with lead single Ringfinger in…
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- Published: 2026-10-06T15:38:32+00:00
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## Shane Butler Announces Debut Album
Shane Butler, member of New England psych/folk/pop/rock band Quilt, announces debut solo album Heavy Debt.
## Album Release Date and Label
Heavy Debt releases December 4 via Butler's own label Peal Music after seven-year absence.
## Lead Single 'Ringfinger' Details
Ringfinger is a folk-rock track with memorable lyrics about loss and confusion.
## Song Lyrics Example
Ringfinger lyrics include: 'I saw it written on a $20 bill/ You've gotta learn how to love, figure out how to kill'.

> I saw it written on a $20 bill/ You've gotta learn how to love, figure out how to kill
## Butler's Statement on Song
Butler wrote Ringfinger in a Brooklyn hotel room the night before recording began.

> This was the last song written for the album. I finished it in a hotel room in Brooklyn the night before we began recording
## Song's Theme
Ringfinger explores loss, grief, and moments that remind us of loved ones.

> This song is about the confusion surrounding loss. How the magnitude of experience when we lose someone in our life is so all-encompassing we often lose sight of what’s happening
## Key takeaway

Shane Butler releases debut solo album Heavy Debt with lead single Ringfinger in December.