''Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons'' is the fifth

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by American

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band

Blonde Redhead Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, keys/rhythm guitar) and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace (drums/keys and lead guitar/bass/keys/vocals, respectively) that formed in New York City in 1993. ...

. It was released on June 6, 2000 by

Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Tou ...

. The album was recorded at

Bear Creek Studio Bear Creek Studio is a residential recording studio located in Woodinville, Washington, situated in a barn on a 10 acre farm. Known for its "rural farmhouse" location, a number of artists have recorded at the studio, including: Brandi Carlile, T ...

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, and was produced by

Guy Picciotto Guy Charles Picciotto ( ) (born September 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC. He is best known as the guitarist and vocalist in Fugazi and Rites of Spring. Career Rites of Spring ...

and

Ryan Hadlock Ryan Hadlock is an American record producer, best known for his production work on platinum-selling album ''The Lumineers'' by The Lumineers. Career Hadlock has been around music his entire life, as his parents Joe and Manny Hadlock, started B ...

. The final song on ''Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons'', "

For the Damaged Coda "For the Damaged Coda" is a song written and performed by American indie rock band Blonde Redhead. It was released on June 6, 2000 via Touch and Go Records as the eleventh and final track on their fifth studio album ''Melody of Certain Damaged Lem ...

", is based on Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by

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. Years after the album's release, "For the Damaged Coda" gained renewed exposure after appearing in the animated TV series ''

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'' as the recurring theme for the character Evil Morty.

Critical reception

''Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons'' was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 73 based on eight reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Blonde Redhead * Kazu Makino * Amedeo Pace * Simone Pace Additional personnel * Toby Christensen – piano on "Loved Despite of Great Faults", "A Cure", "For the Damaged" and "For the Damaged Coda" *

–

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– production *

Howie Weinberg Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize. Career Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album ''Future Shock''. Other m ...

– mastering * Brad Zeffren – engineering (second)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2000 albums Blonde Redhead albums Albums produced by Guy Picciotto Albums recorded at Bear Creek Studio Touch and Go Records albums