Not to be confused with Penny Sparke.
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.0/10[4]
Metacritic64/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]
The A.V. ClubB−[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Irish Times[1]
Mojo[10]
NME8/10[11]
Pitchfork4.0/10[12]
Spin6/10[13]
Uncut[14]

Penny Sparkle is the eighth studio album by Japanese-Canadian alternative rock band Blonde Redhead. The album was released by 4AD on September 13, 2010, internationally, and on the following day in the USA.[15]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Here Sometimes"4:43
2."Not Getting There"2:46
3."Will There Be Stars"4:27
4."My Plants Are Dead"4:17
5."Love or Prison"6:13
6."Oslo"3:54
7."Penny Sparkle"4:33
8."Everything Is Wrong"2:49
9."Black Guitar"5:19
10."Spain"4:55
Total length:43:56
iTunes Store edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Untitled"3:03
Total length:46:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Untitled"3:03
12."Love or Prison" (Kastellet mix)4:39
Total length:51:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

Blonde Redhead

  • Kazu Makino
  • Amedeo Pace
  • Simone Pace

Additional musicians

Production

  • Blonde Redhead – production
  • Drew Brown – additional engineering and production
  • Chris Coady – additional engineering
  • Kabir Hermon – engineering (assistant)
  • Alan Moulder – mixing, additional production
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • David Schoenwetter – engineering (assistant)
  • Brian Thorn – engineering (assistant)
  • Van Rivers & the Subliminal Kid – production, engineering

Design

  • Kazu Makino – design
  • Triboro – design

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 89
Greek Albums (IFPI)[20] 18
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 41
US Billboard 200[22] 79
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 16
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 18
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 29

References

  1. ^ a b c Clarke, Jocelyn (September 10, 2010). "Blonde Redhead". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Pan, Arnold (September 22, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". PopMatters. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Here Sometimes – Single by Blonde Redhead". United States: Apple Music. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Penny Sparkle by Blonde Redhead reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Penny Sparkle by Blonde Redhead Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "Penny Sparkle – Blonde Redhead". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Alternative Press. No. 267. October 2010. p. 112.
  8. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (September 14, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Hughes, Tom (September 16, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". The Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Stubbs, Dan (October 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Mojo. No. 203. p. 90.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Hazel (September 13, 2010). "Album review: Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle (4AD)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Cohen, Ian (September 14, 2010). "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  13. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (September 1, 2010). "Blonde Redhead, 'Penny Sparkle' (4AD)". Spin. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "Blonde Redhead: Penny Sparkle". Uncut. No. 161. October 2010. p. 87.
  15. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 23, 2010). "Blonde Redhead Sparkle on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Penny Sparkle (liner notes). Blonde Redhead. 4AD. 2010. CAD 3X27CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Lescharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "Greekcharts.com – Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  23. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  25. ^ "Blonde Redhead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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