i have just discovered the Dresden Dolls. i have been aware of their existence for a while now, but i often have issues with female singers so i didn’t follow up when people told me i might be interested.

but following Neil Gaiman’s life as i vaguely do has gotten me following Amanda Palmer’s somewhat (unsurprisingly as they are engaged), and i don’t know what possessed me but a couple of weeks ago, i clicked on a link and visited the Dresden Dolls’ Myspace page for a little bit of musical edumacation.

suffice to say … holy crap.

i am so very impressed with the Dresden Dolls and also with AFP’s solo stuff. and i am surprised too, because she has such a strong voice, yet she manages to portray such vulnerability, and she comes across as so passionate, earnest and powerful, even as she’s made up like a mime.

the only downside to it is that the music is so emotive and often sad, that i find myself unable to do much while i am listening, so background music, it is not. and i don’t have as much time as i would like these days for additional things that don’t fit into the background.

totally worth checking out.

* blog title from ‘Coin-Operated Boy’ by the Dresden Dolls *