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 Dream pop, art rock, baroque pop
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
  2. "Equus"
    Released: July 4, 2004
  3. "Melody"
    Released: Promo Single
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
Mojo[5]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
SpinB[9]
Uncut[10]

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.[11]

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)

  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

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Misery Is A Butterfly by Blonde Redhead". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Misery Is a Butterfly – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Skruck, Jeff (April 9–15, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly (4AD/Beggars Group)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 19, 2004). "Misery Is a Butterfly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Mojo (126): 106. May 2004.
  6. ↑ Carr, Eric (April 12, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Q (214): 98. May 2004.
  8. ↑ Hunter, James (May 5, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (6): 108. June 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Uncut (83): 104. April 2004.
  11. ↑ Zwölf: Blonde Redhead — Tour 2004
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