Photo by Kyle Cassidy
Amanda Palmer has teamed up with Jherek Bischoff on Strung Out in Heaven, a David Bowie covers EP, which will be released tomorrow, February 5. The EP features contributions from Anna Calvi (who sang and played guitar on "Blackstar"), writer/director John Cameron Mitchell (who sang on "Heroes"), and Palmer's husband, the author Neil Gaiman. Below, stream the full EP, and find more information about the project, including artwork and a statement from Palmer.
The EP was financed by Palmer's Patreon supporters. It will be sold for $1 on Bandcamp. Part of the money will go to Bowie's publisher, while the remaining proceeds from the first month of sales will be donated to the cancer research wing of the Tufts Medical Center in memory of Bowie.
Here's what Palmer had to say:
Strung Out in Heaven:
01 Blackstar [ft. Anna Calvi]
02 Space Oddity [ft. Neil Gaiman]
03 Ashes to Ashes
04 Heroes [ft. John Cameron Mitchell]
05 Helden (Single Version) [ft. John Cameron Mitchell]
06 Jherek Bischoff: "Life on Mars?" [instrumental]
Six artists—Cassandra Long ("Blackstar"), David Mack ("Ashes to Ashes"), Sarah Beetson ("Space Oddity" and the EP cover), Félix Marqués ("Life on Mars?"), HA-HA ("Helden"), and Bill Sienkiewicz ("Heroes")—contributed artwork corresponding to each of the EP's songs. Find those pieces of art below:
Cassandra Long (United States): "Blackstar":
David Mack (United States): "Ashes to Ashes"
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Sarah Beetson (United Kingdom): "Space Oddity":
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Félix Marqués (Brazil): "Life on Mars?":
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HA-HA (Australia): "Helden":
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Bill Sienkiewicz (United States) "Heroes":
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Read our "Afterword" feature on Bowie, plus tributes from Nile Rodgers, Bradford Cox, Carlos Dengler, Thurston Moore, Carlos Alomar, and Jonathan Lethem.