Hear Amanda Palmer's Dynamic, String-Driven New Song 'Machete'

Amanda Palmer's "Machete" is the singer-songwriter's first full-band production since 2012, but the six-minute track makes up for lost time with its epic scope. "I have never liked the box of knives you said was a paradox because you're kind," she chants over pounding piano and surging string orchestrations, the mood shifting back and forth between heavy and ruminative. Amanda Palmer on Crowdfunding and the Rebirth of the Working Musician
"Machete," which premiered at Stereogum, is availabl