Who Killed Amanda Palmer is the debut solo effort by Amanda Palmer, lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret" duo The Dresden Dolls.
The album was largely recorded in Nashville, TN with collaborator Ben Folds[1] and was released on Roadrunner Records (also home to The Dresden Dolls). The name of the album is a reference to the series Twin Peaks, which revolves around events surrounding the death of Laura Palmer. Certain tracks also featured Folds on percussion and keyboards and former Rasputina member Zoë Keating on cello.
The album was largely recorded in Nashville, TN with collaborator Ben Folds[1] and was released on Roadrunner Records (also home to The Dresden Dolls). The name of the album is a reference to the series Twin Peaks, which revolves around events surrounding the death of Laura Palmer. Certain tracks also featured Folds on percussion and keyboards and former Rasputina member Zoë Keating on cello.
Palmer confirmed to the Boston Phoenix in April 2007 that the album was indeed titled Who Killed Amanda Palmer, although another working title was That's Amanda Fucking Palmer to You. She joked that the latter was unlikely to encourage being stocked at notably conservative media chain WalMart.[4]
On the overall feel of the record, Palmer said,
"A lot of the songs are piano ballads that never found a home on a Dolls' record, because I hadn't wanted to overload the record with slow material. But there's a really intense, exciting energy to the tracks at the same time. It definitely won't drag."[4]
Additionally, she has said,
"We've been adding everything from organs and Leslie cabinets [keyboard speaker] to strings, horns, and tympani. The final result should be biblical."[2]
On the overall feel of the record, Palmer said,
"A lot of the songs are piano ballads that never found a home on a Dolls' record, because I hadn't wanted to overload the record with slow material. But there's a really intense, exciting energy to the tracks at the same time. It definitely won't drag."[4]
Additionally, she has said,
"We've been adding everything from organs and Leslie cabinets [keyboard speaker] to strings, horns, and tympani. The final result should be biblical."[2]
The magazine Alternative Press named this album one of the "Most Anticipated Albums of 2008."
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