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Who Killed Amanda Palmer

The solo debut, co-produced with Ben Folds.
Amanda Palmer, 2008

Released in Australia on September 13, the UK on September 15 and Germany on September 26, with a US vinyl on October 7. Folds played drums, synths and piano, Zoe Keating cello, East Bay Ray guitar, Annie Clark of St. Vincent sang on "What's the Use of Wond'rin?" and Paul Buckmaster arranged strings. A companion photo book with photographs by Kyle Cassidy and stories by Neil Gaiman followed in July 2009. Metacritic scores it 78; Pitchfork gave 7.4, PopMatters 7 and AllMusic 2.5 stars, feeling songs were like B-side leftovers.

Track listing

  1. Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing4:37
  2. Runs in the Family2:59
  3. Ampersand5:59
  4. Leeds United4:55
  5. Blake Says4:43
  6. Strength Through Music3:29
  7. Guitar Hero4:48
  8. Have to Drive5:50
  9. What's the Use of Wond'rin?2:50
  10. Oasis2:57
  11. The Point of It All5:35
  12. Another Year: A Short History of Almost Something6:03

More from Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under (2011), Piano Is Evil (2016), Rewired - Four Soundtrack Sketches (2018), There Will Be No Intermission (2019)

Sources

  1. Who Killed Amanda Palmer, Wikipedia
  2. Amanda Palmer: Who Killed Amanda Palmer, PopMatters (2008-09-18)