Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Good question! If you happen to know anything about it, let me know!
More seriously, let’s talk music here. Amanda Palmer is one half of the punk-cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. She’s the piano/voice/songwriting half and over the years she started collecting songs that she thought couldn’t fit on the Dolls‘ albums and finally had enough to release them as a solo album.
The official release date for WKAP is September 16 (this next Tuesday)
Amanda once referred to the songs on WKAP as mostly piano ballads, this definition only fits 7 out the 12 songs on the album (Blake Says, Strength Through Music, Have To Drive, The Point Of It All, Another Year, What’s The Use Of Wond’rin’? and Ampersand for the first part). The rest got heavier drums (Astronaut, Runs In The Family) or are almost glorious pop songs (Leeds United, Guitar Hero, Oasis).
My favourite songs are Runs In The Family for its rhythm and intensity, Point Of It All for the piano melody and the emotions that pass along. Oasis is fun in the contrast between the happy music vs. the theme of the verses. Every song on WKAP is different from the next while keeping that little underlying something that undoubtedly links everything together. It’s enjoyable all along.
Definitely one of the top albums of 2008.
I’ll leave you with two videos :
Strength Through The Music :
Guitar Hero :
Buy WKAP here!
mel :: Sep.15.2008 :: Amanda Palmer, CD Review, Video, Who Killed Amanda Palmer? :: 1 Comment »
Excellentissime album! Des envolées lyriques, des ballades pop qui donnent envie de partir en virée en 2CV, une production exceptionnelle, et des paroles toujours aussi incisives… On ne peut qu’etre admiratif devant tant de talent! J’ai réservé ce matin ma place pour le concert du 6 février à Paris, et je suis impatiente