Two weeks ago, I mentioned that Amanda Palmer spilled the beans in an email to fans that an EP of ukulele-backed Radiohead cover songs was in the works, now-known to be called Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele. Per today’s announcement, the album is set for release on July 17 via Bandcamp, and will be sold for the cost of a minimum donation of 84¢ (the amount that covers fees owed to PayPal and royalties owed to Thom Yorke and co.). Non-digital releases, including 1,000 limited vinyl copies, hand-painted ukuleles, and personal phone calls, will be made available, as well.
Produced by Palmer herself at engineer Mick Wordley’s studio in Adelaide, Australia, the EP includes Radiohead hits “Creep,” “High and Dry,” “No Surprises,” “Fake Plastic Trees,” a live piano/string quartet version of “Exit Music (For a Film)” featuring cellist Zoë Keating, and the first single, “Idioteque,” which can be streamed below and purchased for a 40-cent minimum here.