Amanda Palmer Unveils Video For New Track In Harm's Way
Monday, 30 October 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
Amanda Palmer has unveiled a video for her new track, In Harm's Way.
The song is out now digitally with a 7" release set to follow on November 17, where the track will be backed by a cover of Pink Floyd's Mother. All proceeds from digital sales of the single until November 30 will benefit the Because We Carry charity.
In a note, Palmer said:
"while the headlines blare on about the distractions du jour, we are now witnessing the highest levels of displacement **on record**. an unprecedented 65.6 million people around the world have been forced from their homes. among them are nearly 22.5 million refugees, over half of whom are under the age of 18. this past spring of 2017, i traveled to lesvos, greece, where i worked with a small NGO and saw the continual plight of families and children living in limbo with a scarcity of help and resources while the world marches on without paying attention.
meanwhile, i worked on this song recorded in tasmania, australia, with generous assistance from the MONA museum and began an brainstorm and partnership with the spanish performance artist abel azcona. we recruited dozens of volunteers from across spain, france, the UK and elsewhere in europe to take part in the performance. these volunteers weren’t professional actors, they simply answered our call and wanted to loan their time and hearts to this cause. the video was filmed on location in tarragona, spain. we cannot thank the volunteers enough for their travel, time and generosity in making this clip.
the entire film crew and all the production costs were funded/backed by my 11,000 patrons. without them, nothing. if you’d like to join our tribe and help us make more art all around the world, join here: https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer
ALL digital proceeds until Nov 30th will go to http://BecauseWeCarry.org, a small dutch NGO that helps feed, clothe and assist refugees landing and living on the island of lesvos, greece."
Palmer will play a one off London show at Union Chapel on November 16, accompanied by Jherek Bischoff. Tickets are on sale now.
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