How 40 Kids Singing Blonde Redhead Brought a 25 Year Dream to Life
After a 9 year hiatus, Blonde Redhead returned in 2023 with Sit Down For Dinner. What came next was completely unexpected. It included a reworking of their songs courtesy of ASMR, a massive Children’s Choir, and a Mariachi band. That album is “The Shadow of the Guest” and this is the story of that album and how it came to be.
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✓ The Story of “Misery is a Butterfly” https://youtu.be/3M1E_wsYyHQ
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Story of “The Shadow of the Guest”
1:10 The Long Hiatus
3:31 Blonde Redhead’s Upstate Demos
5:03 A Private Favor Between Friends
7:37 Enter the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
11:13 From Ideation to Full Circle
14:48 Blonde Redhead Breaks the Rules
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@AndyFenstermaker
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
If you haven't yet done so, check out the story behind (and my interview with) Hans Fenger and the Langley Schools Music Project: https://youtu.be/1U5bRdcTR5E
@borbetomagus
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
I was sorta hoping to hear 40 kids singing DNA's 'Blonde Redhead'…. It might even bring a tear to Arto Lindsay (in one way or another).
@AbdonCash
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Hi Andy, I started my Blonde Redhead journey thanks to you and it is still expanding with this video. Thank you
@PunishThirteen-9m
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Praying for Blonde Redhead 🙏✝️🙏
@ZanderProkop
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Where does the 3 o clock ep come into play? Wasn’t that released in 2017?
@wolke9270
February 25, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Thank you for the great summary! I got the YT notifications about these songs because I follow their YT channel, else I wouldn‘t have heard of these songs of mere beauty. They would deserve so much more attention!
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