Misery Is a Butterfly

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Misery Is a Butterfly
Miseryisabutterfly.jpg
Studio album by
Blonde Redhead
ReleasedMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
RecordedMarch 16 – April 6, 2003
Studio Long View Farm (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length44:54
Label 4AD
Producer
Blonde Redhead chronology
Mélodie Citronique
(2000)		Misery Is a Butterfly
(2004)		The Secret Society of Butterflies
(2005)
Singles from Misery Is a Butterfly
  1. "Elephant Woman"
    Released: February 23, 2004 [5] [6]
  2. "Equus"
    Released: May 24, 2004 [7]

Misery Is a Butterfly is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. The album was released on March 15, 2004, by 4AD. [8] Much of the visual and lyrical imagery of the album is reflective of an accident in which lead singer Kazu Makino was trampled by a horse. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Entertainment Weekly B− [13]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Now 4/5 [15]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [16]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin B [18]
Uncut 9/10 [19]

CMJ ranked Misery Is a Butterfly as the 18th best album of 2004. [20]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Elephant Woman"Makino4:49
2."Messenger"A. Pace3:21
3."Melody"Makino4:36
4."Doll Is Mine"A. Pace3:06
5."Misery Is a Butterfly"Makino5:07
6."Falling Man"A. Pace3:26
7."Anticipation"Makino4:04
8."Maddening Cloud"A. Pace3:20
9."Magic Mountain"Makino3:02
10."Pink Love"
  • A. Pace
  • Makino
6:13
11."Equus"Makino3:50
Total length:44:54

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [21]

Blonde Redhead

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [22] 77
Italian Albums (FIMI) [23] 50
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [24] 41
US Billboard 200 [25] 180
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [26] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [27] 11

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