Murder By Death Announce Part 3 Of Their 7" Splits With Amanda Palmer

On May 15th, Murder by Death will release part three of their split "7” Series," this round featuring Amanda Palmer. The release is on 7" vinyl with cover design by comic book artist Ryan Browne and features the two acts trading covers with one another. Side One showcases Murder by Death's take on Palmer’s "Another Year," and Side Two is Palmer's cover of "Three Men Hanging" (with Zoë Keating on cello and Lyndon Chester on violin).

"We're excited to be working with Amanda,” said MBD's Adam Turla. “We thought it would be a real challenge to perform a song by someone whose lyrics are so personal and revealing. After a lot of searching, we found the right song - 'Another Year.' Thanks for doing the series with us!"

"Murder by Death rendered one of the saddest 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer' songs perfectly," says Palmer. "And covering 'Three Men Hanging' with my string section on tour was a blast - we learned it the day before and recorded it during soundcheck and again at the show that night in Portland! Just like rock and roll should be: live, quick and dirty."

This split is limited to 1,000 copies and is available for pre-order now at http://www.murderbydeath.com/merch. It is expected to sell out quickly. In fact, it's important to remember that many have already sold (as this is being promoted through Murder by Death's channels, as well) so there are even less than 1,000 available to AFP fans.

After the record ships in May, everyone who purchased a 7” will be provided with a digital download code via our friends at Bandcamp. If you can't wait, you can purchase the tracks now (in damn near any quality or format you want) at Murder by Death's brand new profile...while you're there, be sure to check out the rest of their discography. They're still updating the site so it's not all available for purchase just yet but all of the albums contain links back to the merch store (where the AFP split is available).

Murder By Death is currently on a headlining tour of Canada and the Northeastern US and recently played their 1000th show.