ELISA RANDAZZO is a renowned songwriter and stylist based in California. Alongside MAYO THOMPSON, she was a member of the experimental band THE RED KRAYOLA and participated in the recording of four albums as a violinist. *Bruises And Butterflies*, her debut solo album for the Drag City label, is a pure marvel. ELISA RANDAZZO plunges us into the troubled soul of a heartbroken woman attempting to sublimate her pain in these 11 incredibly beautiful and poignant tracks, relying on a subtle blend of English folk and ethereal ballads in the purest West Coast tradition. For two tracks, she is joined by the legendary BRIDGET ST JOHN, an English folk icon from the seventies.