There Will Be No Intermission Explained

There Will Be No Intermission
Type:studio
Cover:There Will Be No Intermission.png
Artist:Amanda Palmer
Studio:64 Sound in Los Angeles, California
Length:78:00
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]

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. A music video for the song was released on March 7, 2019.

Reception

The album has received a score of 78/100 from media aggregate site Metacritic based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All songs written by Amanda Palmer, except where noted

Personnel

Taken from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

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.[9] 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

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CityCountryVenue
North America[10]
March 21, 2019DetroitUnited StatesThe Cathedral – Masonic Temple
March 22, 2019TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
March 23, 2019MontrealMonument National – Ludger – Duvernay Theatre
April 5, 2019Washington, D.C.United StatesNational Theatre
April 6, 2019PhiladelphiaTemple Performing Arts Center
April 12, 2019ChicagoChicago Theatre
April 13, 2019Saint PaulThe O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
April 19, 2019BostonOrpheum Theatre
April 20, 2019New York CityBeacon Theatre
May 10, 2019San FranciscoWarfield Theatre
May 11, 2019Los AngelesTheatre at Ace Hotel
May 17, 2019AtlantaCobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
May 18, 2019NashvilleRyman Auditorium
May 30, 2019St. LouisWarfield Theatre
May 31, 2019Kansas City, MissouriArvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
June 1, 2019DenverParamount Theatre
June 6, 2019VancouverCanadaChan Centre for the Performing Arts
June 7, 2019SeattleUnited StatesParamount Theatre
June 8, 2019Portland, OregonCrystal Ballroom
Europe[11]
September 4, 2019AmsterdamThe NetherlandsMeervaart
September 6, 2019BerlinGermanyAdmiralspalast
September 11, 2019MunichAlte Kongresshalle
September 13, 2019OffenbachCapitol
September 14, 2019ViennaAustriaKonzerthaus, Vienna
September 15, 2019GrazStefaniensaal
September 18, 2019StuttgartGermanyTheaterhaus Stuttgart
September 19, 2019EssenColosseum
September 20, 2019AntwerpBelgiumDe Roma
September 24, 2019HamburgGermanyLaeiszhalle
September 25, 2019LeipzigHaus Auensee
September 26, 2019PragueCzech RepublicHybernia
September 27, 2019Luxembourg CityLuxembourgConservatoire de Luxembourg
September 28, 2019ParisFranceBataclan
October 11, 2019CopenhagenDenmarkBremen Teater
October 12, 2019StockholmSwedenSödra Teatern
October 16, 2019Bexhill-on-seaUnited KingdomDe La Warr Pavilion
October 19, 2019CardiffSt David's Hall
October 20, 2019CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange
October 23, 2019CorkIrelandCork Opera House
October 24, 2019DublinNational Concert Hall
October 26, 2019BelfastUnited KingdomUlster Hall
October 27, 2019LimerickIrelandUniversity Concert Hall
November 1, 2019DunfermlineUnited KingdomCarnegie Hall
November 2, 2019GlasgowGlasgow City Halls
November 3, 2019ManchesterAlbert Hall
November 4, 2019YorkGrand Opera House
November 7, 2019NewcastleTyne Theatre and Opera House
November 24, 2019BragaPortugalTheatre Circo
December 5, 2019LondonUnited KingdomUnion Chapel
December 6, 2019
December 13, 2019
December 14, 2019
Oceania[12]
December 30, 2019WoodfordAustraliaWoodford Folk Festival
January 16, 2020LauncestonMona Foma Confessional
January 20, 2020Mona Foma Princess Theatre
January 22, 2020MelbourneHamer Hall
January 31, 2020BrisbaneBrisbane Powerhouse
February 1, 2020
February 7, 2020CanberraCanberra Theatre
February 8, 2020SpringwoodBlue Mountains Theatre
February 14, 2020AdelaideBonython Hall, Adelaide Fringe
February 20, 2020SydneyEnmore Theatre
February 22, 2020Perth
February 29, 2020DarwinDarwin Entertainment Centre
March 12, 2020AucklandNew ZealandAuckland Arts Festival: Hollywood Avondale
March 13, 2020
March 14, 2020ChristchurchThe Piano
March 16, 2020WellingtonNZ Fringe Festival - St. Peter's Church

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

  1. Judy Blume
  2. Runs In the Family
  3. The Thing About Things
  4. Bigger on the Inside
  5. Oasis
  6. Part of Your World
  7. Machete
  8. A Mother's Confession

Act II

  1. Coin-Operated Boy
  2. The Killing Type
  3. Drowning in the Sound
  4. Voicemail For Jill
  5. Let It Go
  6. The Ride

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amanda Palmer Returns with 'There Will Be No Intermission' LP. Exclaim!. Thiessen. Brock. December 11, 2018. December 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Amanda Palmer - There Will Be No Intemission – AmazonSmile Music. Amazon. February 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: Amanda Palmer Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Song: Listen. Pitchfork. Blais-Billie. Braudie. December 11, 2018. December 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: AMANDA PALMER - JUDY BLUME. YouTube. February 12, 2018. August 8, 2019.
  5. Web site: Amanda Palmer – the Ride.
  6. Web site: New Mix: Amanda Palmer, Pkew Pkew Pkew, the Budos Band, More. .
  7. Amanda Palmer Returns With New Song Addressing #MeToo Movement, Political Insanity. Rolling Stone. Blistein. Jon. December 11, 2018. February 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: DROWNING IN THE SOUND (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). YouTube. August 8, 2019. August 8, 2019.
  9. Web site: Amanda Palmer's Patreon. Patreon. September 27, 2019.
  10. Web site: Shows. https://web.archive.org/web/20181219183201/http://amandapalmer.net/shows/. dead. December 19, 2018. Amandapalmer.net. September 27, 2019.
  11. Web site: Shows. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901120135/http://amandapalmer.net/shows/. dead. September 1, 2019. Amandapalmer.net. September 27, 2019.
  12. Web site: Shows. Amandapalmer.net. October 16, 2019.
  13. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2019. March 16, 2019.

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