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
"Elephant Woman" Released: March 23, 2004 "Equus" Released: July 4, 2004 "Melody" Released: Promo Single

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)

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

• 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

• Misery Is a Butterfly at MusicBrainz
• Misery Is a Butterfly at Metacritic

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. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (March 19, 2004). "Misery Is a Butterfly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Mojo (126): 106. May 2004.
5. Carr, Eric (April 12, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
6. "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Q (214): 98. May 2004.
7. 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.
8. "Breakdown". Spin 20 (6): 108. June 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
9. "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Uncut (83): 104. April 2004.
10. Zwölf: Blonde Redhead — Tour 2004