Misery Is a Butterfly

Misery Is a Butterfly
Studio album by Blonde Redhead
Released March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
Recorded March 16 – May 3, 2003
Studio Long View Farm (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length 45:34
Label 4AD
Producer
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)

Misery Is a Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. The album was released on March 15, 2004 through 4AD.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
Mojo[5]
Now4/5[6]
Pitchfork7.9/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
SpinB[10]
Uncut[11]

Misery Is a Butterfly ranked at number 18 on CMJ's "Top 20 Albums of 2004" list.[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by Blonde Redhead (Kazu Makino, Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace).

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:45:34

Personnel

Credits for Misery Is a Butterfly adapted from album liner notes.[13]

Blonde Redhead
  • Kazu Makino – vocals, clavinet, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar, baritone guitar
  • Simone Pace – drums, percussion, machines
  • Blonde Redhead – string arrangements
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 77
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 50
US Billboard 200[16] 180
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 11

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Misery Is A Butterfly by Blonde Redhead". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 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. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. 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. ↑ Young, Dylan (April 1, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is A Butterfly". Now. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Carr, Eric (April 12, 2004). "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Q (214): 98. May 2004.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (6): 108. June 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly". Uncut (83): 104. April 2004.
  12. ↑ "The CMJ Top 20 Albums of 2004". BrooklynVegan. December 21, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  13. ↑ Misery Is a Butterfly (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. 4AD. 2004. CAD 2409CD.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Misery Is a Butterfly". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Misery Is a Butterfly". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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