Certain tracks also featured Folds on percussion and keyboards and former
Rasputina member
Zoë Keating on cello. In 2007, Palmer self-released the song "
I Will Follow You into the Dark", a cover of the
Death Cab for Cutie song, on her
Myspace. The
ID3 tags listed the source album as
Nashville. Fans discussed the possibility of the solo album having this name, but Palmer dispelled rumors on the Dresden Dolls' forum, The Shadowbox, stating: that was titled 'nashville' because that is the location that i am recording the solo album....in nashville, at ben folds' studio, with ben, who is producing the record and playing on it. [...] it will not be the album title unless i decide to confuse everybody and come up with an album title that will throw EVERYBODY ....ie 'nashville blues' in which case shoot me Palmer also revealed that the song would not be on the album, instead releasing it on
Peace (for Mom), a compilation released by
Brainwashed Recordings. Palmer confirmed to the
Boston Phoenix in April 2007 that the album was indeed titled
Who Killed Amanda Palmer, although another working title was ''That's Amanda Fucking Palmer to You''. She joked that the latter was unlikely to encourage being stocked at supermarket chain
Wal-Mart. On the overall feel of the record, Palmer said: A lot of the songs are piano ballads that never found a home on a
Dolls record, because I hadn't wanted to overload the record with slow material. But there's a really intense, exciting energy to the tracks at the same time. It definitely won't drag. as well as helping to produce this album. Palmer part funded the production with $80,000 of her own money. She later regretted that decision, as Roadrunner's royalty rates (of $1 per album sale) meant she would likely never recoup the money. The magazine
Alternative Press named this album one of the "Most Anticipated Albums of 2008". In an interview on April 20, 2008, Palmer told
Hayley Rosenblum on her
WHRW (
Binghamton University's radio station) show,
Penguins in the Desert, that the release date would be September 16, 2008. She also mentioned that the album would be
remastered on April 25 because Ben was not happy with the original mastering job. A later blog post by Amanda indicated that the album has been remastered at least three times. A companion book created in conjunction with
Neil Gaiman was also mentioned. Roadrunner Records later confirmed that the book would be a book of photography. Photographer
Kyle Cassidy confirmed on June 30 that the book would be written by Neil, with Kyle laying out, designing, and supplying photography for the book. In an interview with Songfacts, Palmer explained that "Leeds United" was inspired by losing a
Leeds United football shirt that was given to her by
Ricky Wilson of the English band
Kaiser Chiefs. On September 5, 2008, Palmer revealed pre-orders for the album would begin on Monday September 8, 2008, via her new web site, whokilledamandapalmer.com. ==Music videos==