Misery Is a Butterfly
by Blonde Redhead
- Type: Album
- Released: 15 March 2004
- Label: 4AD
- Country: United States
- Length: 44:54
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 16 ratings
Artists on this release: Amedeo Pace, Jane Scarpantoni, Kazu Makino, Simone Pace, Juan Garcia, Eyvind Kang, Sk煤li Sverrisson, Chris Evans
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recovering from a horse riding accident, Kazu Makino leads the band into a darker, baroque pop direction. 'Misery Is a Butterfly' features lush strings, harpsichords, and high-pitched vocals. It is a beautiful, fragile album about pain and recovery.
Genres
Descriptors: dreamy, atmospheric, delicate, melodic, orchestral
Tracklist
- Elephant Woman (04:49)
- Messenger (03:21)
- Melody (04:36)
- Doll Is Mine (03:06)
- Misery Is a Butterfly (05:07)
- Falling Man (03:26)
- Anticipation (04:04)
- Maddening Cloud (03:20)
- Magic Mountain (03:02)
- Pink Love (06:13)
- Equus (03:50)
Credits
- Chris Bigg - artwork [artwork guidance]
- Jun Koike - artwork [initial artwork assistance]
- Keiko Uenishi - artwork [initial artwork assistance]
- Sk煤li Sverrisson - bass
- Jane Scarpantoni - cello
- Simone Pace - drums, percussion, performer [machines]
- John Goodmanson - engineer [additional engineering], mixed by
- Chris Evans - engineer [assistant engineer, longview farm studios]
- Juan Garcia - engineer [assistant engineer, the magic shop]
- Esther Creative Group - management
- Tom Sarig - management
- Greg Calbi - mastered by
- Carlo Mollino - photography by [front cover photograph]
- Guy Picciotto - producer
- Ryan Hadlock - recorded by, producer [additional production]
- Eyvind Kang - viola, violin, arranged by [string arrangements]
- Kazu Makino - voice, words by, clavinet, guitar
- Amedeo Pace - voice, words by, guitar, baritone guitar
- Blonde Redhead - written-by, performer [played by], arranged by [string arrangements], programmed by [programs written by], art direction, design