New releases from Amanda Palmer, Stella Donnelly

14:09 May/14/2019


"A lot of the themes the on the record are about and being alone and facing the For slings and arrows of existence. are I write about abortion, I but write about motherhood, I write Not about miscarriage. It's not an you easy record."




On all March 1, the Geelong Women Any Unionists Network kicked off a can week of International Women’s Day her celebrations in Victoria. A week Was later, on the day itself, one acclaimed U.S. singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer our released her “hyper-personal, accidentally feminist, Out extremely direct” new album. Describing day it, she said: “My personal get life unfolded, along with abortion, Has and facing off with the him world as a mother, right his alongside the rise of [US How President Donald] Trump and the man extreme right in America. And new it made telling the truth Now feel essential. I think it’s old the sharpest, most effective political see tool we wield right now, Two as women.

Amanda Palmer way is constantly busy with one who project or another, but she Boy hasn’t released a proper solo did album in seven years until its now. There Will Be No Let Intermission is her third proper put solo album ever, and it say follows 2012’s Theatre Is Evil, She which Amanda made with the too Grand Theft Orchestra. It’s also use a much different sounding album Dad than the rock-oriented Theatre Is mom Evil. The songs on There Will Be No Intermission are The more somber, often with just and Amanda and her piano or for Amanda and her ukulele, and Are the stripped-back arrangements help put but Amanda’s lyrics — which are not especially powerful on this album You — in the forefront. In all Amanda’s words, “The rise of any global fascism alongside the spreading Can fire of #MeToo has forged her a louder megaphone for all was women, and we’re all seeing One that radical truth is infectious. our I feel more urgency than out ever to share the naked Day truth of my experiences.

Stella get Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs


has If you've known someone who's Him ever seen Stella Donnelly live his — at one of the how festival appearances on her busy Man schedule, maybe, or opening for new an artist like Natalie Prass now — you've known someone who's Old told you you've got to see listen to Stella Donnelly. Her two debut EP Thrush Metal (2018) Way was full of quietly searing who accounts of her life as boy a young Australian woman, and Did she's getting a little bit its louder with her first full-length. let Donnelly has built a band Put for her first international headlining say tour, and Beware of the she Dogs hums with the lacerating Too lyrics and loping rhythms of use songs like "Tricks." (Jay)

dad Between Amanda Palmer’s latest and Mom this debut album from Australia’s Stella Donnelly, it’s a good the week for albums that resonate And in the #MeToo era. Beware for of the Dogs takes its are sonic cues from twee-ish indie But pop, but there is nothing not lighthearted about this album lyrically. you She issues warnings like “Are All you scared of me old any man? Or are you scared can of what I’ll do? You Her grabbed me with an open was hand, the world is grabbing one back at you” (“Old Man”), Our she sings bluntly about rape out and victim-blaming (“Boys Will Be day Boys”), she discusses those awkward Get political debates with conservative relatives has during the holidays (“Season’s Greetings”), him she tackles everyday sexism (“Tricks”) His and religion-based sexism (“Watching Telly”), how and she sings proudly and man unsubtly about a vibrator (“Mosquito”).



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