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The song "The Killing Type" from Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra's forthcoming album "Theatre Is Evil" (out September 2012)
Sent out as a surprise exclusively to Kickstarter backers on August 9th 2012.
Read the backer update at http://kck.st/KillingTypeUpdate
The cover image is a tiny snippet of a piece by Amanda Palmer from the forthcoming Grand Theft Orchestra art book.
Digital artwork, editing, and composite by Sean Francis. The art, in Amanda's words: "created in 1998 (after my mom came home one night from target practice) 18” x 23”, wood, copper nails, shooting target, pubic hair, menstrual blood, gauze, pages of Grey’s Anatomy, and miscellaneous vintage images."
Released by:
8ft. records
Release date: Aug 9, 2012
Release date: Aug 9, 2012
- Alyssa Jade Jarratt
- Luke Radmore
- Samuel Patrick Smith
Samuel Patrick Smith at 0.53 on September 07, 2012 17:02
i cannot get this song out of my head i love it!!
- pnkgrrl85lb
- Jenny Benson
Jenny Benson at 0.59 on September 05, 2012 00:10
Love love love it here with the harmony vocals.. You can really start to hear every band members' part of the whole...this is actuall my fav. T.I.E. song so far, as it really showcases the band and how they mesh with AFP. Others have called it "simple," but I prefer "clean," as in a very neat, tight sound. I love the mastering/mixing: some reverb, some whammy, some synth effects (reminiscent of "Popcorn" lol). Yes, it is vaguely 80's too, but in a league of its own. LOVE <3 LOVE LOVE! Can't wait to see y'all in Boston (home!)
- Violet Sunday
- Sapphire McCracken
Sapphire McCracken at 4.16 on August 13, 2012 23:46
Every song you release, I love more and more. Wow. just... wow
- Sapphire McCracken
- guenther.mulder
guenther.mulder on August 13, 2012 14:50
:-) Thank you. That made my day. Now I'm going to listen to the song once more.
- Michael Sullivan 14
Michael Sullivan 14 at 4.03 on August 13, 2012 09:31
I just can't explain how good this song makes me feel . . .
Thank you so very, very much! - mlaine
mlaine at 2.30 on August 12, 2012 19:05
This line almost made me cry. Really. When I was 7 I was peer-pressured into killing a frog. I'm 44 and I still regret it. I still think about it. Thank you AFP for this cathartic release!
- onnabugeishaxi
- CATHYCANE
CATHYCANE at 3.00 on August 11, 2012 08:59
This song is fucking amazing, it sounds like I have heard it a thousand times before. Love the way it starts so gently then builds to the real power and message behind the lyrics. Can't wait to hear Amanda singing it live in September. LOVE IT.xx
- Tuesday Mourning
Tuesday Mourning on August 11, 2012 02:44
such simple lyrics but there is something about her that keeps me coming back for more...
- Marlo Dell'Antonio
- r-ricco
r-ricco on August 11, 2012 00:57
Thank you! but damn, now I WANT MORE!!!! i cant wait anymore,,, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
- MeiLin Miranda
MeiLin Miranda on August 10, 2012 21:27
@snowwolf I was at that same show in Portland and it was aMAZing.
- Michael Sullivan 14
Michael Sullivan 14 on August 10, 2012 21:00
Love this song -- thank you so much. Can't wait to see you again in Philly!
- SnowWolf75
SnowWolf75 on August 10, 2012 17:39
I heard this live (her, solo on the piano) recently when she did a benefit concert in Portland. A-fucking-mazing. The addition of the band in this version is nice, but it lacks some of the power and emotion the live version had.
- Akyho
Akyho at 0.03 on August 10, 2012 17:20
3 seconds in and it telegraphs itself, if you are not hooked now. Just wait till further into the song!!
- Jon Hancock
- Christine Fawley
Christine Fawley at 1.54 on August 10, 2012 14:09
@Polipo De Polipi: seeing your comment after wildly dancing made me even more happy! #howgooditfeels
- Hailey Gould
Hailey Gould on August 10, 2012 12:34
This was EPIC live in Melbourne earlier this year...so intense! Love it so much!
- rinpaku
- Gordon Baldwin
- Runadas Formación Idiomas
Runadas Formación Idiomas on August 10, 2012 09:57
Most cool... Very 80's... I like this whole 80's sound you are working with on this album... Really looking forward to hearing and seing this live in Berlin in October!
- Polipo De Polipi
- nicholasbuzzard
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