Evelyn Evelyn (album)

Evelyn Evelyn
Studio album by
Evelyn Evelyn
ReleasedMarch 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length54:06
Label
Producer

Evelyn Evelyn is the debut studio album by the fictional musical duo Evelyn Evelyn, created and portrayed by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. Released on March 30, 2010,[3] it is a concept album about the lives of the titular Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, a pair of conjoined twin sisters.[1]

A worldwide tour/stage presentation in support of the album was planned for the spring and summer of 2010, including stops in New York City and London.[citation needed]

Background and overview

Evelyn Evelyn are a fictional musical duo created and portrayed by American musicians Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley. The duo consists of Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, a pair of conjoined twins said to have been discovered in 2007 by Palmer and Webley. Evelyn Evelyn is concept album about the sisters' lives.[1]

One of the tracks from the album, "My Space", includes guest vocals from Kim and Zoe Boekbinder, Margaret Cho, Corn Mo, Morningwood vocalist Chantal Claret, Frances Bean Cobain, Neil Gaiman, Ethan Gold, Ari Gold, Eugene Mirman, Franz Nicolay, Reverend Peyton, Tegan and Sara, Soko, Mindless Self Indulgence songwriter/vocalist Jimmy Urine, Kirsten Vangsness, Andrew W.K., My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.[a] In a blog post, Palmer wrote:

We got a slew of guest vocalists to join in on a song called "My Space". Let it be known: This wasn't a "We Are the World" type situation in which all these people flew to LA and recorded different lines of the song in a studio under the direction of Quincy Jones. Just so your bubbles aren't burst when you get the record: Everybody took 45 seconds out of their lives and E-MAILED us a file of their voice singing THE SAME LINE, and we mixed it all together, gang-vocal-style. There was a minor tabloid blow-up announcing the album features the "singing debut of Frances Bean Cobain." Oh good God. If you're looking for that, wrong record. Everybody was just having fun, and there's almost no way to distinguish who's singing what...it was mostly a show of symbolic support for the twins on the parts of all these kind people."[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]

The album's cover artwork (done by the award-winning artist Cynthia von Buhler) as well as a brand-new song ("A Campaign of Shock and Awe") were debuted on the band's Myspace on December 8, 2009, shortly before the twins began using their Twitter and Facebook.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Evelyn Evelyn

No.TitleLength
1."Evelyn Evelyn"4:36
2."A Campaign of Shock and Awe"2:39
3."The Tragic Events of September Part I"4:33
4."Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?"2:13
5."Chicken Man"3:08
6."Tragic Events Part II"11:11
7."Sandy Fishnets"7:04
8."Elephant Elephant"2:26
9."You Only Want Me 'Cause You Want My Sister"3:49
10."Tragic Events Part III"4:15
11."My Space"5:22
12."Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)2:50

Notes

  1. ^ [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley on the True Identity of Evelyn Evelyn". Flavorwire. March 29, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (June 16, 2010). "Not So Solo: Evelyn Evelyn, at 9:30 Club". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Blog amanda palmer Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Frances Bean Cobain, Gerard Way, Andrew WK on Amanda Palmer Side Project LP
  5. ^ Twitter / Amanda Palmer News
  6. ^ @AFPwire (2010-02-03). "Guests on @EvelynEvelyn's song "My Space" Part II: Frances Bean Cobain, Neil Gaiman (@NeilHimself), @EthanGold, @TheAriGold..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-02-15 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @AFPwire (2010-02-03). "Guests on @EvelynEvelyn's song "My Space" Part III: @EugeneMirman, @FranzNicolay, @AmandaPalmer, Reverend Peyton (@bigdamnband)..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-02-15 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @AFPwire (2010-02-03). "Guests on @EvelynEvelyn's song "My Space" Part IV: Tegan & Sara Quin (@theteganandsara), Soko, Jimmy Urine (@MSI)..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-02-15 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @AFPwire (2010-02-03). "Guests on @EvelynEvelyn's song "My Space" Part V: Kirsten Vangsness (@Vangsness), @AndrewWK, @GerardWay, @JasonWebley..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-02-15 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @AFPwire (2010-02-03). "...and the LAST (but not least) guest on @EvelynEvelyn's song "My Space": "Weird" @ALyankovic!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2012-02-15 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Phares, Heather. "Evelyn Evelyn Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2010.