Equally Cursed and Blessed

Equally Cursed and Blessed
Studio album by
Catatonia
Released12 April 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioMonnow Valley (Monmouth, Wales)
GenrePop, rock
Length44:49
LabelBlanco y Negro
ProducerTommyD and Catatonia
Catatonia chronology
International Velvet
(1998) 		Equally Cursed and Blessed
(1999) 		The Crai-EPs 1993/1994
(1999)
Singles from Equally Cursed and Blessed
  1. "Dead from the Waist Down"
    Released: 29 March 1999
  2. "Londinium"
    Released: 12 July 1999
  3. "Karaoke Queen"
    Released: 1 November 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press3/5[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
NME6/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Select4/5[8]
Spin5/10[9]
Uncut[10]

Equally Cursed and Blessed is the third studio album by Welsh band Catatonia, released in April 1999 via Blanco y Negro Records. It reached number one in the UK Album Chart, and three singles were released from it: "Dead from the Waist Down", "Londinium" and "Karaoke Queen".

  1. ^ Damas, Jason. "Equally Cursed and Blessed – Catatonia". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed". Alternative Press (142): 80. May 2000.
  3. ^ Brunner, Rob (31 March 2000). "Equally Cursed and Blessed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (9 April 1999). "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed (Blanco Y Negro)". The Guardian. p. 19.
  5. ^ Perry, Tim (17 April 1999). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ Beaumont, Mark (8 April 1999). "Catatonia – Equally Cursed And Blessed". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (13 April 2000). "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed". Rolling Stone. p. 124. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ Perry, Andrew (May 1999). "Beyond good and evil". Select (107): 80.
  9. ^ Wolk, Douglas (May 2000). "Catatonia: Equally Cursed and Blessed / Broadcast: The Noise Made by People". Spin. 16 (5): 160–62. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ^ Stephen, Dalton (May 1999). "What's new, pussycat?". Uncut. No. 24. p. 78.