| Theatre Is Evil | ||||
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| Studio album by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra | ||||
| Released | September 7, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 71:16 | |||
| Label | 8 Ft. Records | |||
| Producer | John Congleton | |||
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Theatre Is Evil is the second studio album by Amanda Palmer, and first with her band The Grand Theft Orchestra. It was released on September 7, 2012 in Australia,[1] on September 10, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Europe, and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada.[2] The album has been released by Palmer's own record label, 8 Ft. Records, with distribution handled by Cooking Vinyl in the UK and Europe, and Alliance Entertainment in the US.[3][4]
The album debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart with 24,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, much of which can be attributed to her Kickstarter campaign.[5]
The album was written over the four years since her solo debut album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, in 2008. The recording and release process was funded by a Kickstarter project that raised a total of over $1.2 million.[6][7][8][9]
An art book, filled with images inspired by the content of this album commissioned to artists Amanda knows, has been released.
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- ^ Amanda Palmer (June 28, 2012). "Next We Take Manhattan...London Is Left Burning. (Plus: Tracklist Revealed! Tour Dates Coming!)". Amanda Palmer. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer signs distribution and services deal with Cooking Vinyl". Music Week. June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Alliance Entertainment to Distribute New Album from Amanda Palmer, Social Media's Musical Queen; Theatre Is Evil to be Released September 11, 2012". The Sacramento Bee. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Agrees to Pay Guest Musicians". Billboard.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer Raises Over 1.1 Million Via Kickstarter, Announces New Album Title Theatre is Evil". mxdwn.com. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Price, Simon (June 24, 2012). "Amanda Palmer, Village Underground, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Busking for millions". The Economist. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.