As the story goes, what was originally intended to be a mere piano and vocal bedroom recording of material that was deemed too balladic for Dresden Dolls' albums became an epic project by a twist of fate. After Ben Folds contacted Amanda Palmer by e-mail to randomly tell her that he was a fan of her music, they made plans to play some shows in Australia, where, upon meeting, the two wry-humored piano bashers found they shared a lot in common. He offered her future use of his Nashville studio, and once she accepted, he put on the producer hat and started taking the once raw songs to new heights with extensive layering. Along with Folds, who played keyboards and percussion himself, East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys, Annie Clark of St. Vincent, a horn section, cellist Zoe Keating, and a children's choir were all recruited to help round out the songs. Who Killed Amanda Palmer isn't a hugely drastic departure from the established Dresden Dolls formula with Brian Viglione; strangely, even with the added orchestrated bells and whistles, it's actually very similar sounding to their stripped-down sound as a two-piece.
"Who Killed Amanda Palmer?" is a bit of a strange thing. It's not an entirely disimiliar thing to a Dresden Dolls record, but it's really obvious when listening to it that it's isn't. It's better for it in places, worse for it in places. But overall, it's still a really wonderful bit of music.So the big question here is what do you get when you mix purveyors of piano goodness Amanda Palmer and Ben
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As a side note to another journal post elsewhere... : Amanda Palmer was outstanding on Monday night, at The Factory, and seeing Paul Mcnally (of The Surprise Arm) and Alicia there was excellent, too. I did get to chat with Paul about a possible Surprise Arm reunion, but that (as with many defunct bands) is not really a happening concern, which is a pity. Also a pity that Erin wasn't there, she...
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"Who Killed Amanda Palmer?" is a bit of a strange thing. It's not an entirely disimiliar thing to a Dresden Dolls record, but it's really obvious when listening to it that it's isn't. It's better for it in places, worse for it in places. But overall, it's still a really wonderful bit of music.So the big question here is what do you get when you mix purveyors of piano goodness Amanda Palmer and Ben
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From the new album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer", produced by Ben Folds - Out NOW on Roadrunner Records. Order information can be found here. For info on new videos and songs coming ALL year long, please visit here. How'd I do?
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As a side note to another journal post elsewhere... : Amanda Palmer was outstanding on Monday night, at The Factory, and seeing Paul Mcnally (of The Surprise Arm) and Alicia there was excellent, too. I did get to chat with Paul about a possible Surprise Arm reunion, but that (as with many defunct bands) is not really a happening concern, which is a pity. Also a pity that Erin wasn't there, she...
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Amanda Palmer is facing “fierce opposition” to her new single, “Oasis,” by British media outlets, including NME TV, Kerrang! and MTV.The bubblegummy ditty (and its quite literal video representation) is about a girl who gets drunk at a party, is...There's more on this story at the following link...
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Amanda Palmer is an enigma. A Pandora's box. A multidimensional puzzle. We'll never completely figure her out, but that's cool. We like it better that way. Girl's dangerous, anyways, so...you know. Her new record is out September 16 and, um,...~~
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