Misery Is a Butterfly

Misery Is a Butterfly
Misery Is a Butterfly
Studio album by Blonde Redhead
Released March 15, 2004
Recorded Longview Farm Studios, The Magic Shop, Sterling Sound, March 16, 2003 - May 3, 2003
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:34
Label 4AD
Producer Guy Picciotto
Blonde Redhead chronology
Melodie Citronique
(2000)		 Misery Is a Butterfly
(2004)		 23
(2007)
Singles from Misery Is a Butterfly
  1. "Elephant Woman"
    Released: March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
  2. "Equus"
    Released: July 4, 2004 (2004-07-04)
  3. "Melody"
    Released: Promo Single
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)[2]
PlayLouder 4/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[4]
Stylus Magazine (B+)[5]

Misery Is a Butterfly is the sixth studio album by Blonde Redhead, released in 2004.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Elephant Woman" – 4:49
  2. "Messenger" – 3:21
  3. "Melody" – 4:36
  4. "Doll Is Mine" – 3:06
  5. "Misery Is a Butterfly" – 5:07
  6. "Falling Man" – 3:26
  7. "Anticipation" – 4:04
  8. "Maddening Cloud" – 3:20
  9. "Magic Mountain" – 3:02
  10. "Pink Love" – 6:13
  11. "Equus" – 3:50

Notes

The song "Elephant Woman" was featured over the end credits of the 2005 film Hard Candy. The song "Misery Is a Butterfly " was featured over the end of the 2008 film Tout est parfait. Additionally, the song features a drum sample from Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together". The song "Messenger" was also featured in the Me and You and Everyone We Know trailer, a film by Miranda July. The poster for the German Misery Is A Butterfly tour was designed by Stefan Guzy.[6]

Personnel

  • All songs written and played by Blonde Redhead.
  • Additional production provided by Ryan Hadlock
  • Additional studio engineering by Chris Evans, John Goodmanson, and Juan Garcia.
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi.
  • Bass guitar played by Skuli Sverrisson.
  • Strings by Eyvind Kang and Jane Scarpantoni
  • String arrangements by Eyvind Kang and Blonde Redhead
  • Violins and viola lent courtesy of Viseltear and Young Violins.

External links

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ PlayLouder review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Stylus Magazine review
  6. ^ Zwölf: Blonde Redhead — Tour 2004
v · d · eBlonde Redhead
Kazu Makino · Amedeo Pace · Simone Pace
Vern Rumsey · Maki Takahashi · Toko Yasuda
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Amescream / Big song" · "Vague / Jet Star" · "Feet High / Valentine" · "Flying Douglas / Harmony" · "Symphony of Treble / Kasuality" · "Limited conversation / Slogan" · "Elephant Woman" · "Equus" · "23" · "Silently" · "Here Sometimes" · "Not Getting There"

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