it’s THING TIME!!! i am very excited about this recording and it’s been a long time coming. jason webley and i co-wrote this song just about ten years ago on the “who killed amanda palmer” tour, which circled the globe. read the full backstory and listen to the song on my patreon HERE.

i’m incredibly proud of the way the recording turned out…it’s gorgeous. jason mused and engineered and added some extra friends doing vocals (see credits below).

we also tapped bayla arietta to create another PAINTING for the 10” vinyl THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO SELL YOU!!!! the 10” vinyl is special and beautiful, and we are printing so few that i presume these will vanish fast. it also has a WAY HIGHER FIDELITY than 7” vinyl – it’ll sound DELICIOUS IN YOUR EARS.

CREDITS:

“Electric Blanket” by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley
(C)2018 Eight Foot Music (ASCAP) and Music That Tears Itself Apart (SESAC)

Amanda Palmer: Vocals
Jason Webley: Vocals, guitar, bells, accordion
Ethan Schmidt: Upright bass
Additional vocals: Chris Poage, Walt McClements, Kate Copeland, Jeff Harms, Casey Long, Katelyn, Shook and Laurie Shook
Basic tracks engineered by Mike Napolitano in New Orleans, LA

Mixing and additional recording by Jason Webley

Mastered by Jherek Bischoff

Special thanks to Chris Poage, Sarah Schmidt, Ani DiFranco, Michael McComiskey, Hayley Rosenblum, Jordan Verzar, Nick Rizzuto, and to everyone who wrestled to keep the temperature on the bus reasonable during the 2008 WKAP European tour: Steven Mitchell Wright, Tora Hylands, Kat Cornwell, Mark Hill, Lyndon Chester, David Hughes, Jeff Maker, Laura Keating, and Zoe Keating.

NEW WEIRD MUSIC!!!

I MADE A SONG! A WEIRD SONG! WITH JASON!

it is full of intrigue and coincidence and love!

read the whole story on my patreon HERE, it’s a good one.

released September 21, 2018

House of Eternal Return
By Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley
(C) 2018 by Eight Foot Music (ASCAP) and Music That Tears Itself Apart (SESAC).

Amanda Palmer: Vocals, Wurlitzer
Jason Webley: Vocals, wine glasses, Rhodes, percussion
Additional vocals and whispers by the Electric-Blanket-Video-Shoot-Wrap-Party Choir

Basic tracks engineered by Chris Bittner at Applehead Studio in Woodstock, NY.
Additional recording and mixing by Jason Webley.
Mixed and mastered by Jherek Bischoff

Special thanks to Ken Bogdanowicz, Chris Poage, Hoku Uchiyama, Matt Miller, and Vanishing Angle Film Studio

Original watercolor painting by Bayla Arietta
www.baylaart.com

100% of these digital sales will go to the same charity that “The Universe In Verse” worked to benefit: The Natural Resources Defense Council (www.nrdc.org), who, in their own words, “work to safeguard the earth – its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.” the NRDC has been doing advocacy and litigation work on behalf of climate change, clean water and our precious earth since 1970. PLEASE BE GENEROUS WHEN DOWNLOADING! read more about the creation of this song on patreon: patreon.com/amandapalmer

credits

100% of the digital sales of this song until june 30th are going to be donated to TimesUp, a Legal Defense Fund that provides subsidized legal support to those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace: https://www.gofundme.com/timesup.

CREDITS:
Song written by Amanda Palmer, Sketch & Dodds, and Jasmine Power
Vocals: Amanda Palmer and Jasmine Power
Piano: Sketch & Dodds

Production: Sketch & Dodds
Strings: 7 Suns Quartet
Cello: Earl Maneein
Violin: Jennifer DeVore

Recorded at Applehead Studios, Woodstock by Chris Bittner, and at The Bunker Studios, NYC, by Todd Carder
Jasmine’s vocals recorded by Owain Jenkins at StudiOwz in Wales-Pembrokeshire in December 2017.
Mixed and Mastered in London by Taz Mattar

i met patty monroe last month in south africa and we hit the studio together in cape town. this is her song “fighter”, played live with me on vocals and piano. this song is available on soundcloud only. if you want to read about the backstory of the making of this song, go to my patreon.

and please join the patreon so we can make more awesome shit like this.

engineered by murray anderson – milestone studio, cape town

this is the song was written as a semester long songwriting exercise, using input and inspiration from a select group of wesleyan students, michael pope, and myself. i gave the students a writing prompt, and told them that i was going to collect their pages, read them, and write a song inspired by what they’d handed me. this was the prompt: “what would you kill to fix?” patrons can read the full backstory and listen to the song HERE.

this was webcasted LIVE from Union Chapel on november 16th featuring jherek bischoff, plus a quartet! this show was immensely powerful: it felt like a perfect culmination of all the Things this year. jherek and i did some newly-arranged and live material we’ve never tried before. the feeling in the room was warm as warm can be and the audio and visual quality is IMPECCABLE!! patrons can view the full webcast HERE.

 this is the song i wrote in the 36 hours after reading your 1,183 (mostly heartbreaking) comments on this prompt post about what you were afraid of right now. i warn you. if you don’t like art, get out now. run far far away. i’m really proud of it. i keep saying that about my work lately, but in this case, i’m profoundly proud. read the full backstory and listen to the song, HERE.

i am incredibly proud of this album, which was written from scratch by me and my songwriting hero, Edward Ka-Spel from The Legendary Pinks Dots. this album has taken us years to finally realize, i hope you love it as much as we loved creating it.

here’s ALL THE INFO…the download links, the backstory, the lyrics, the artwork:: http://amandapalmer.net/icanspinarainbow

this project was made possible by over 9,000 patrons supporting the making of true independent art at  patreon.com/amandapalmer. join the community, become a patron and help me make MORE ART.

CREDITS:

Recorded at Hideaway Studio and Chez Dots, London in Summer 2016.

Mastered by Ray Steeg and Peter Van Vliet
Vocals and instruments: Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel
Violins: Patrick Q. Wright
Singing saw: Alexis Michallek
Artwork: Judith Clute

A big thank you to Imogen Heap and Alexis Michallek for all their kindness and assistance in the making of this album.

Kisses and thanks to Alena, Alice, Neil and Ash who all played their parts.

Featuring: Ben Folds, Craig Ferguson, Eugene Mirman, Kirsten Vangsness, Mike Posner, Neil Gaiman, Noah Britton, Patton Oswalt, Reggie Watts, Sarah Jones and Sarah Silverman.

*POWERED BY PATRONS*….read the entire story behind this song at and support the making of more art HERE: www.amandapalmer.net/onthedoor

Credits:
Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean – Composers/Vocals
Paul Mac in The Panic Room – Producer
Sebastian Andreassen – Artwork
Sameer Sengupta – Mastering

july 15, 2016 -

it is with extreme glee that i present ‘You Got Me Singing,’ which is my very first fully-patron-backed album. listen / read the whole back story on the official project page/home: bit.ly/JAFP-YouGotMeSinging

-THE CREDITS-

Amanda Palmer – vocals, piano, ukulele, glockenspiel, mellotron, vibraphone
Jack Palmer – vocals, guitar
Joe Costa – tambourine, thundersheet

Photography: Kyle Cassidy
Design Implementation: Emily Weiland
Recorded and Mixed by Joe Costa
Recorded at Dreamland Studio, Hurley, NY
Mixed at Middletree Studio, Nashville, TN
Pedal Steel: Rob Stein
Mastering: Fluid Mastering

the album is available for only $1 on bandcamp because all the studio costs were covered by my supporters at www.patreon.com/amandapalmer.

june 22, 2016 -

Here I am again, thing in hand….and this one is quite personal and beautiful. listen / read the whole back story on the official project page/home: http://bit.ly/AFPLaura

-THE CREDITS-

Performed by Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean
“Laura” Written by: Natasha Khan, Justin Parker

Piano: Amanda Palmer
Vocals: Amanda Palmer & Brendan Maclean
Produced by Paul Mac

Video Directed and Edited by: Larry Heath
Cameras: Johnny Au and Larry Heath
Filmed in The Spiegeltent at Sydney Festival 2014

Photo: still from the film of “Laura” live at Sydney Festival 2014 by Larry Heath
Design: Brendan Maclean

A huge THANK YOU from me & Brendan to the 8,000 PATRONS on https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer who funded this recording and are giving these artists a salary.
(And ….this is a good time to thank Brendan for being so patient (TWO YEARS) for this recording to finally surface. All Things in their own time.)

may 3rd, 2016 -

“1952 Vincent Black Lightning” written by the amazing Richard Thompson

Amanda Palmer – piano
Jack & Amanda Palmer – vocals

drawing & animation by David Mack (made from 250 separate paintings…): https://www.facebook.com/David-Mack-21231086294/
youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9LlSYGM0Rg
vimeo: vimeo.com/165067775

this video was funded by our 7,000+ patrons…THANK YOU GUYS.

from the covers collection “You Got Me Singing” by Jack & Amanda Palmer, available for pre-order NOW exclusively to my Patreon supporters. you can become a patron and access the pre-order for as little as $1 at http://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer

Album pre-order will be available on iTunes and Amazon starting may 16th!

you can also purchase / stream on:
Spotify: http://po.st/APvblSpot
iTunes: http://po.st/APvbliT
Amazon: http://po.st/APvblAmz
Google Play: http://po.st/APvblGP

Jack & Amanda Palmer – “You Got Me Singing” tracklist:
1. You Got Me Singing (Leonard Cohen and Patrick Raymond Leonard)
2. Wynken, Blyken and Nod (Lucy and Carly Simon)
3. Again (Melanie Safka)
4. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Richard John Thompson)
5. Louise Was Not Half Bad (Tom T Hall, written by Paul Siebel)
6. Black Boys On Mopeds (Sinead O’Connor)
7. All I Could Do (Kimya Dawson)
8. In The Heat Of The Summer (Phil Ochs)
9. Pink Emerson Radio (Kathleen Edwards)
10. Skye Boat Song (Traditional)
11. Glacier (John William Grant and Thorarinsson Birgir)
12. I Love You So Much (Noah Britton)

mar 9th, 2016 -

PLEASE LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES IF POSSIBLE.

The Thing About Things- made possible by the good folk at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer

music & lyrics written by Amanda Palmer
ukulele & vocals – Amanda Palmer
recorded at Q Division in Somerville, Ma
mixed at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, Ma
engineered & mixed by Benny Grotto
artwork by Fame House
produced by Amanda Palmer & Benny Grotto

“bigger on the inside”
music & lyrics written by Amanda Palmer.
ukulele/organ/vocals – Amanda Palmer
cello – Zoe Keating (http://www.zoekeating.com/)
recorded at Q Division in Somerville, Ma
mixed at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, Ma
engineered & mixed by Benny Grotto.
cello engineered and recorded by Zoe Keating.
photo used by kind permission
produced by Amanda Palmer, Zoe Keating and Benny Grotto.

dedicated to Anthony Martignetti, Jeff Rusch, and Jeremy Geidt.