Here's a strange strange album. I've collected bits from various reviews to explain it better than I could. If you don't feel like reading the wall of text below be warned, this is not for everyone.
Evelyn Evelyn are a musical duo formed by Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls) and Jason Webley. According to the fictional backstory described by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of two conjoined twin sisters, ("Eva" and "Lyn" aka) Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, who were discovered in 2007 by Palmer and Webley. The twins are actually portrayed by Palmer and Webley.
Webley and Palmer, conjoined-Martha Stewarts of the theatrically macabre, frame Evelyn and Evelyn's album through a series of spoken word segments, where the sisters recount their picaresque tale of woe—a tale that includes flying chickens, sexual abuse, societal marginalization, circus freaks, conjoined elephants, and social networking. Despite such obviously campy origins, the sisters' music often manages to rise above mere spectacle, their back-story flavoring oddball tracks such as "Chicken Man" and "Elephant Elephant" with surprising gravity, elevating the songs above mere musical curiosity.
If you haven't already gotten the impression, this album is eccentric. It isn't going to be for everyone, like Webley and Palmer's solo work. However, those who give this project the chance and time will appreciate it immensely.
In conclusion, Evelyn Evelyn is a fantastic collection of songs engineered by two very talented cult musicians. Those of us with a taste for theatricality, musicals, and songs that tell an unusual story will eat this album right up. Needless to say, Evelyn Evelyn is never going to achieve mainstream success, it will forever be a gem of the cult scene, and I for one would never have it any other way.
Evelyn Evelyn (2010)
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Evelyn Evelyn
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