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| Released | March 8, 2019 | |||
| Studio | 64 Sound in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Length | 78:00 | |||
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| Producer | John Congleton | |||
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There Will Be No Intermission is the third solo studio album by American musician Amanda Palmer. It was released on March 8, 2019, through Cooking Vinyl. It was crowdfunded through Patreon and recorded by Palmer in collaboration with John Congleton over the course of a month. It was supported by a 2019–2020 tour.[1] The vinyl version of the album was released on March 29, 2019.[2]
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Background
Palmer stated that "Most of these songs were exercises in survival. This isn't really the record that I was planning to make. But loss and death kept happening in real-time, and these songs became my therapeutic arsenal of tools for making sense of it all."[1] She also said that "The kind of stories that I'm sharing on this record—abortion, miscarriage, cancer, grief, the darker sides of parenthood—have been therapeutic and frightening to write."[3]
Promotion
The demos of "Bigger on the Inside" (originally featuring Zoë Keating), "The Thing About Things", "A Mother's Confession", "Machete", "Drowning in the Sound", and "Judy Blume" were all released as promotional singles on March 9, 2015, May 26, 2015, February 25, 2016, March 9, 2016, August 31, 2017, and February 12, 2018, respectively. "Judy Blume" and "Look Mummy, No Hands" were previously included on the 2013 live album An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer. "Judy Blume" also received a music video on February 12, 2019.[4]
"The Ride" (originally released as a Patron-exclusive video on October 26, 2017[5]) was previewed with a performance on NPR's All Things Considered on February 13, 2019.[6]
Singles
The studio version of "Drowning in the Sound" was released as the first official single from the album along with the album pre-order on December 11, 2018.[7] A music video was released on August 8, 2019.[8]
"Voicemail for Jill" was released as the second single on February 19, 2019.[citation needed] A music video for the song was released on March 7, 2019.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10[10] |
| Metacritic | 78/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Irish Times | 8/10[12] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[13] |
| NME | [14] |
| PopMatters |   [15] |
The album has received a score of 78/100 from media aggregate site Metacritic based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Track listing
All songs written by Amanda Palmer, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All the Things" | 1:23 | |
| 2. | "The Ride" | 10:13 | |
| 3. | "Congratulations" | 0:37 | |
| 4. | "Drowning in the Sound" | Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Hold on Tight, Darling" | 0:40 | |
| 6. | "The Thing About Things" | 5:35 | |
| 7. | "Life's Such a Bitch Isn't It" | 0:33 | |
| 8. | "Judy Blume" | 6:45 | |
| 9. | "Feeding the Dark" | 0:20 | |
| 10. | "Bigger on the Inside" | 8:29 | |
| 11. | "There Will Be No Intermission" | 1:01 | |
| 12. | "Machete" | 6:09 | |
| 13. | "You Know the Statistics" | 0:38 | |
| 14. | "Voicemail for Jill" | 5:34 | |
| 15. | "You'd Think I'd Shot Their Children" | 1:43 | |
| 16. | "A Mother's Confession" | 10:37 | |
| 17. | "They're Saying Not to Panic" | 0:27 | |
| 18. | "Look Mummy, No Hands" | Dillie Keane | 5:30 |
| 19. | "Intermission Is Relative" | 0:54 | |
| 20. | "Death Thing" | 5:00 | |
| Total length: | 78:00 | ||
Personnel
Taken from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
- Amanda Palmer — vocals, piano, ukulele, organ, synths
- Crystal Brooke Alforque — violin (Track 12)
- Laurann Angel — violin, viola
- Jherek Bischoff — double bass, guitar, vibraphone, prepared piano, sub bass synth, cymbals, bass drum, backing vocals
- John Congleton — drums, synths, sequencing
- Madeline Falcone — violin, viola
- Nicole Garcia — violin, viola
- April Guthrie — cello
- Max Henry — synths
- Paris Hurley — violin, viola
- Rachel Iba — violin, viola
- Jodie Landau — vibraphone, glockenspiel
- Aniela Marie Perry — cello
- Joey Waronker — drums
- Jason Webley — accordion
- The "Baby Didn't Die" Choir: Anthony Palacios, Carly D. Weckstein, Charlotte Kaufman, David Goren, Ian Michaels, Jherek Bischoff, Joy Craig, Kale Chase, Lisa Schneider, Marvel Star de la Cruz, Michelle Gibson, Paul Bellatoni, Phoebe Pinder, Sara Bartel, Simon Vance, Theresa Richardson, Vanessa Rodriguez, Xine Trevino
Technical
- Amanda Palmer — writer (Tracks 1-17, 19-20)
- Jherek Bischoff — instrumental arrangement and mixing (all instrumental interludes), string arrangement (Track 12), recording (vibraphone, double bass, sub bass synth, cymbals, bass drum, and glockenspiel)
- Greg Calbi — mastering
- John Congleton — producer, mixing, engineer
- Ben Folds — "songwriting help" (Track 4)
- Tyler Karmen — studio assistant
- Dillie Keane — writer (Track 18)
- Jaron Luksa — recording (Track 12), violin, violin, and cello recording
Artwork
- Allan Amato — sleeve photography
- Regina Harris — stylist for insert photography
- Kahn & Selesnick — insert photography
- Andrew Nelson — album artwork designer
- "Piano Stewards": Ngo'e Crossan, Julias Ross Bright, Philip Marshall, Nico Deslis, Joe Yarabek, Ben Ranes
- "Library Department": Justine Marzack, Ash Gaiman
Tour
Throughout 2019 and 2020, Palmer embarked on the There Will Be No Intermission World Tour. The over four-hour long show featureed a mix of both songs and storytelling themed around Palmer's personal life. The Los Angeles performance, as well as the December 13 and 14th London shows, were recorded exclusively for her Patrons on Patreon.[16] On March 14, 2019, Palmer performed a three-hour excerpt of There Will Be No Intermission at Central Presbyterian Church, as part of the SXSW Music Festival.
Tour dates
Set list
The following represents the May 11, 2019 filmed performance in Los Angeles. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
Act I
- Judy Blume
- Runs In the Family
- The Thing About Things
- Bigger on the Inside
- Oasis
- Part of Your World
- Machete
- A Mother's Confession
Act II
- Coin-Operated Boy
- The Killing Type
- Drowning in the Sound
- Voicemail For Jill
- Let It Go
- The Ride
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[20] | 40 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 30 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 49 |
| US Billboard 200[23] | 169 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[24] | 6 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] | 3 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[26] | 14 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] | 33 |
See also
- Music videos for this album
References
- ^ a b Thiessen, Brock (December 11, 2018). "Amanda Palmer Returns with 'There Will Be No Intermission' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer - There Will Be No Intemission – AmazonSmile Music". Amazon. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (December 11, 2018). "Amanda Palmer Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "AMANDA PALMER - JUDY BLUME". YouTube. February 12, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer – the Ride".
- ^ "New Mix: Amanda Palmer, Pkew Pkew Pkew, the Budos Band, More". NPR.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (December 11, 2018). "Amanda Palmer Returns With New Song Addressing #MeToo Movement, Political Insanity". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "DROWNING IN THE SOUND (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". YouTube. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Bruton, Louise. "Amanda Palmer: There Will Be No Intermission review – Fearless messages and intimate confessions". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Burfitt, Em. "Amanda Palmer's There Will Be No Intermission is a testament to art's earnesty". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (8 March 2019). "Amanda Palmer – 'There Will Be No Intermission' review". NME. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Whitelock, Ed (4 March 2019). "Amanda Palmer Has Created Her Best Work with 'There Will Be No Intermission'". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer's Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Shows". Amandapalmer.net. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Shows". Amandapalmer.net. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Shows". Amandapalmer.net. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amanda Palmer – There Will Be No Intermission" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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