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Boston, Massachusetts, USA (2001 – present)

The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Formed in 2001, the group consisted of Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano, ukulele, toy piano, harmonica) and Brian Viglione (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals). They describe their heavily art-damaged and theatrical style as “Brechtian punk cabaret”, a phrase invented by Palmer because she was “terrified” that the press would invent a name that “would involve the word ‘gothic’,” and are part of an underground dark cabaret movement that started gaining momentum in the early 1990s. Palmer accompanies her confessional story-songs with a thunderous and shimmering piano style that rests on the shoulders of Jerry Lee Lewis and Nina Simone. Viglione’s jazz and hardcore-influenced drumming and creative percussion are the perfect foil, providing in turns a delicate cradle of rhythm and a piercing bed of nails onto which Palmer lays her raw, tragicomic lyrics.

The release of their debut album The Dresden Dolls, produced by Martin Bisi (Swans, Sonic Youth), has won the band accolades from both mainstream and underground media, and it appears that the Dolls are poised to transcend cult status and smash all commonly held ideas about what a rock band is supposed to be. Their awe-striking live energy and singular look has earned them opening slots for Nine Inch Nails, Beck, the B-52s, Jane’s Addiction, OK Go and Panic! At the Disco, a tour with the legendary pink dots, and a victory in the 2003 WBCN Rock and Roll Rumble.

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NixGalith wrote:
yesterday evening

I need a new album now! [2]

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boianachronism wrote:
Friday afternoon

I need a new album now!

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hananovoselec wrote:
Thursday evening

How is 'Shores of California' not higher! Its amazing :)[2]

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Giraffe19 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

How is 'Shores of California' not higher! Its amazing :)

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jjjul wrote:
Tuesday morning

хочу новый альбом

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icaro_hunter wrote:
8 days ago

beem legal eles -- quite cool they are

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rhinowing wrote:
8 days ago

i listened to this band waaaaay too much in high school

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rhinowing wrote:
8 days ago

"best album to start on? " self titled, then yes virginia

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Z1 wrote:
9 days ago

Sex Changes!

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MitchieS wrote:
9 days ago

Great Band!

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sweet__suicide wrote:
9 days ago

Perfect <3

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xEvyn wrote:
9 days ago

Okay, I'm totally changing the bio. They are on a hiatus, and haven't broken up. They shouldn't be referenced in past-tense.

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Kolyamarkov wrote:
10 days ago

песенка My Alcoholic Friends ну очень душевная

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JackJameson wrote:
10 days ago

Да

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Cuucaracha wrote:
10 days ago

<3

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alexs1992 wrote:
14 days ago

cheers

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OldMetalHeart wrote:
14 days ago

Dresden Dolls- the self titled one.

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alexs1992 wrote:
14 days ago

best album to start on?

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oatmilk wrote:
18 days ago

i am honestly baffled as to why delilah isn't in their top tracks...

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adamzZz wrote:
19 days ago

Have they ever been to Dresden?

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