Misery Is a Butterfly
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Misery is a Butterfly)
| Misery Is a Butterfly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Miseryisabutterfly.jpg | ||||
| 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 | Dream pop, art rock, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Guy Picciotto | |||
| Blonde Redhead chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Singles from Misery Is a Butterfly | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B–[3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spin | B[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Misery Is a Butterfly is the sixth studio album by Blonde Redhead, released in 2004.
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.[10]
The songs Melody and Misery Is a Butterfly were covered by Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley on their 2011 release Shuffle.Play.Listen.
Track listing
(All songs written by Blonde Redhead)
- "Elephant Woman" – 4:49
- "Messenger" – 3:21
- "Melody" – 4:36
- "Doll Is Mine" – 3:06
- "Misery Is a Butterfly" – 5:07
- "Falling Man" – 3:26
- "Anticipation" – 4:04
- "Maddening Cloud" – 3:20
- "Magic Mountain" – 3:02
- "Pink Love" – 6:13
- "Equus" – 3:50
Personnel
- Amedeo Pace — voice, guitar, baritone guitar
- Kazu Makino — voice, clavinet, guitar
- Simone Pace — drums, percussion, machines
- Skúli Sverrisson — bass guitar
- Eyvind Kang, Jane Scarpantoni — strings
- Eyvind Kang, Blonde Redhead — string arrangements
- Guy Picciotto - producer
- Ryan Hadlock — additional production
- John Goodmanson — mixing
External links
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Zwölf: Blonde Redhead — Tour 2004
