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If you are attracted to the bizarre, the circus, punk , cabaret, theatrics, pianos or just intelligent song writing , Dresden Dolls is a band you might want to check out.

Amanda Palmer, the lead vocalist and piano player crossed paths in 2000 with Brian Viglione - drummer and singer, following a chance meeting at a Halloween party.

After a serious of musical ventures from Palmer, who wrote her first musical at 10, the pair decided to record a demo and subsequently fell in ‘rock’ love. The product of this affair has created one of the most unique duets ever to arise from Boston.

Whilst slowly building acclaim from both the underground music circuit and the mainstream the Dresden Dolls are a band that transcends musical boundaries. In an increasing climate that demands categories, where, if you are emo, you listen to emo. If you are mainstream, you listen to pop, and if you are indie - you will buy whatever NME magazine tells you to, Dresden Dolls refuse to fit.

On their debut album self titled ‘Dresden Dolls’ Palmer explores themes from sex to self harm. In the song ‘coin operated boy’ , comparison is made between man and sex toy, reasoning that a ‘coin operated boy’ is ‘love without complications galore’.

The brutally honest ‘Girl Anachronism’ tells of ‘scars on my arms’ whilst questioning Palmers’ personal state of mind, ; ‘you can tell from the state of my room/ that they let me out to soon/ and the pills that I ate/ came a couple of years too late’.

Every audience loves a show, and the Dresden Dolls are available to present one. Imagine the rocky horror show versus 1940’s cabaret and you have only touched upon a few influences embraced. Add to the mix onstage performance better than thier record and you have yourself a bonfide rarity.