The Butcher and the Butterfly

The Butcher and the Butterfly
The Butcher and the Butterfly
Studio album by Queenadreena
Released	23 May 2005 (UK); 25 October 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Noise rock; blues rock; alternative rock;
Length	59:14
Label	One Little Indian; Imperial;
Producer	Paul Corkett
Queenadreena chronology
Singles from The Butcher and the Butterfly
	"FM Doll"; Released: 2002; "Medicine Jar"; Released: 6 June 2005;

The Butcher and the Butterfly is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Queenadreena, released in May 2005 though One Little Indian and Imperial Records. The album features writing from frontwoman KatieJane Garside, guitarist Crispin Gray, and drummer Pete Howard, as well as contributions from Garside's sister, Melanie Garside, who also plays bass on the album. Richard Adams, the bassist of Garside and Gray's former band, Daisy Chainsaw, also has a co-writing credit on one track.

Composition

Queenadreena began working on their third studio album, which became The Butcher and the Butterfly, as early as 2002 with the release of the controversial "FM Doll" (originally titled "Fuck Me Doll") which alludes to child beauty pageants and the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey; the single was released as a stand-alone single under Rough Trade Records whilst the band was touring in promotion for their second studio album, Drink Me.^[1] After they were dropped from Rough Trade, the band continued to work on the album, and the slightly-retitled "FM Doll" was re-released on 21 March 2005 as the album's lead single.

Release

In March 2004, the band performed several new songs from the record at a show in Nottingham.^[2]

The Butcher and the Butterfly was released in May 2005 and failed to chart in any territories. "Medicine Jar" was released as the album's second single in June 2005. The single's b-side, "Seven Sins", appeared as a bonus track on the Japanese release of the album. The US edition of the album differs significantly from releases in other territories; "Razorblade Sky" and "Pretty Like Drugs" from Drink Me are featured, while "Princess Carwash (Slight Reply)", "Cold Light of Day", and "Butcher and the Butterfly" are omitted.

The album was issued on double 180g vinyl by One Little Indian in 2018.^[3]

Reception

Helen Tipping of Pennyblackmusic gave the album a positive review, while noting that the album "doesn’t make for easy listening, neither the dark subject matter nor much of the music."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Suck"	KatieJane Garside Crispin Gray Pete Howard	3:19
2.	"Medicine Jar"	K. Garside Melanie Garside Gray Howard	3:48
3.	"Ascending Stars"	K. Garside M. Garside Gray Howard	4:21
4.	"Join the Dots"	K. Garside M. Garside Gray Howard	4:22
5.	"Pull Me Under"	K. Garside Richard Adams Gray Howard	4:23
6.	"Racing Towards The Sun"	K. Garside Gray Howard	2:43
7.	"Wolverines"	K. Garside Gray Howard	4:26
8.	"Birdnest Hair"	K. Garside M. Garside Andy Gill Gray	3:55
9.	"Princess Carwash"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:58
10.	"In Red"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:20
11.	"FM Doll"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:19
12.	"Blackspring Rising"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:38
13.	"Childproof"	K. Garside M. Garside	3:37
14.	"Princess Carwash (Slight Reply)"	K. Garside Gray Howard	4:09
15.	"Cold Light of Day"	K. Garside Adams Gray Howard	3:04
16.	"Butcher and the Butterfly"	K. Garside B. Howard J. Norton J. Wood	3:51

Japanese bonus track(s)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"Seven Sins"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:04

US Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Suck"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:19
2.	"Medicine Jar"	K. Garside M. Garside Gray Howard	3:48
3.	"Pretty Like Drugs"	K. Garside Gray Orson Wajih	4:00
4.	"Join the Dots"	K. Garside M. Garside Gray Howard	4:22
5.	"Ascending Stars"	K. Garside M. Garside Gray Howard	4:21
6.	"Pull Me Under"	Adams K. Garside Gray Howard	4:23
7.	"Wolverines"	K. Garside Gray Howard	4:26
8.	"Racing Towards The Sun"	K. Garside Gray Howard	2:43
9.	"Princess Carwash"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:58
10.	"Birdnest Hair"	K. Garside M. Garside Gill Gray	3:55
11.	"In Red"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:20
12.	"FM Doll"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:19
13.	"Blackspring Rising"	K. Garside Gray Howard	3:38
14.	"Childproof"	K. Garside M. Garside	3:37
15.	"Razorblade Sky"	K. Garside Gray	4:25

Personnel

Queenadreena

KatieJane Garside – vocals
Crispin Gray – guitar
Melanie Garside – bass
Pete Howard – drums

Technical personnel

Paul Corkett – production

References

^ "FM Doll - Single Review - Queen Adreena". Contact Music. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ Finch, Katie (18 March 2004). "Queen Adreena @ Rock City 17/3/04". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ "Queenadreena - the Butcher and the Butterfly".
^ Tipping, Helen (7 July 2005). "Queen Adreena - The Butcher and the Butterfly". Pennyblackmusic. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

The Butcher and the Butterfly at AllMusic

[1] "FM Doll - Single Review - Queen Adreena". Contact Music. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[2] Finch, Katie (18 March 2004). "Queen Adreena @ Rock City 17/3/04". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[3] "Queenadreena - the Butcher and the Butterfly".

[4] Tipping, Helen (7 July 2005). "Queen Adreena - The Butcher and the Butterfly". Pennyblackmusic. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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