Evelyn Evelyn are a musical duo formed by Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...

 (of The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...

) and Jason Webley

Jason Webley

Jason Webley is an American musician known for his fusion of folk, experimental and alternative music. He began as a busker, playing accordion in the streets of Seattle, Washington, but has since moved in-doors and on stage, playing various venues....

. According to the fictional backstory described by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of conjoined twin sisters ("Eva" and "Lyn" aka), Evelyn and Evelyn Neville, who were discovered in 2007 by Palmer and Webley. The twins are actually portrayed by Palmer and Webley, dressed in connected garments.

The story of the Evelyns

In various interviews, Twitter

Twitter

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 posts, and MySpace

MySpace

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 blog

Blog

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s, Palmer and Webley have told fans about how they met the twins. Here is one of Jason's posts:
About the twins (from a press January 2010 release):

Discography

In 2007, the band released a 3-song, colored 7" vinyl

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

, along with a 6-track CD titled Elephant Elephant

Elephant Elephant

The Elephant Elephant EP is the debut release by Evelyn Evelyn. It was first sold to the public on September 13, 2007 and consists of a 3-song 7" single and a 6-track "bonus" CD ....

, which was released in a limited edition of 1,111 copies on Jason's label (11 records); it quickly sold out. The package also contains Amanda and Jason's story of how they met the Evelyns, as well as the process of recording the vinyl, and a sticker of the two-headed elephant, Bimba & Kimba.

A full-length album, Evelyn Evelyn

Evelyn Evelyn (album)

-CD:#"Evelyn Evelyn" - 4:36#"A Campaign of Shock and Awe" - 2:39#"The Tragic Events of September Part I" - 4:33#"Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?" - 2:13#"Chicken Man" - 3:08#"Tragic Events Part II" - 11:11#"Sandy Fishnets" - 7:04#"Elephant Elephant" - 2:26...

was released March 30, 2010, followed by a worldwide tour.

External links

• Evelyn Evelyn review at Stuck Between Stations