Pitchfork: Blonde Redhead Signs with 4AD, Touring U.S. In March

Blonde Redhead Signs with 4AD, Touring U.S. In March
Bland redhead already on Atlantic roster (activate Tori Amos fan-hatemail defense shield)

[Posted Thursday, February 5th, 2004 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Blonde Redhead has signed with British label 4AD and is wicked pumped about the March 9th (March 15th outside the U.S.) release of their latest album, Misery is a Butterfly. In accordance with this signing, the band cancelled two Bowery Ballroom shows last month, opting instead to play three later dates in London, Paris and Milan, in support of the February 6th release of "Elephant Woman," Misery's first single.

Blonde Redhead's last three albums were released stateside on Touch & Go Records. Their most recent, 2000's Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, is a favorite amongst 20-30 year-old female indie rockers the world over. Memorize this tracklist and play your cards right at any of these shows if you wanna get knee deep in some Cyndi Lauper-looking headcase. Tracklist:

01 Elephant Woman
02 Messenger
03 Melody
04 Doll Is Mine
05 Misery Is A Butterfly
06 Falling Man
07 Anticipation
08 Maddening Cloud
09 Magic Mountain
10 Pink Love
11 Equus

And woe to ye malnourished New Yorkers in choo choo train hats and aged t-shirts no longer. 4AD affiliated/ obsessed website Fedge.net recently posted 23 long-promised North American tour dates, including two make-up shows at the Bowery:

02-16 London, England - The Garage
02-19 Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino
02-23 Milan, Italy - Teatro Studio
03-19 San Diego, CA - Canes
03-20 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
03-21 Pomona, CA - Glass House
03-23 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's
03-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
03-27 Seattle, WA - Show Box
03-28 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
04-01 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
04-02 Chicago, IL - The Abbey
04-03 Chicago, IL - The Abbey
04-05 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-06 Toronto, ON - Opera House
04-08 Montreal, PQ - Club Soda
04-09 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-10 Providence, RI - The Call
04-12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-14 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
04-17 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
04-26 Atlanta, GA - Echo Lounge
04-28 Houston, TX - Mary Jane's
04-30 Dallas, TX - Trees