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Antony and the Johnsons

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Growing up in California, Antony felt himself to be the consummate outsider until he came face to face with the image of Boy George on the cover of the Culture Club's 1982 debut album, Kissing to Be Clever. He relocated to New York City in 1990, where he found a world more accepting of his avant-garde sensibilities and sexually ambiguous nature. He created the cabaret ensemble Blacklips and modeled himself after {#Blue Velvet}-era Isabella Rossellini and the drag queen that graced the cover of Soft Cell's 1982 single "Torch." He formed {$Antony and the ...[more]

 

 

Insound Staff Pick - 2008! #25 Seller of 2005! There is a myth that great artists operate in seclusion. Hogwash. One need look no further than to the ten songs of Antony and the Johnsons' new album, I Am A Bird Now, to realize this is an utter fallacy. To be sure, with his androgynous features, the singularly named Antony is an original. Have you ever heard a voice like this, imbued with the transcendental emotion of the blues, yet deployed with an unadorned simplicity reminiscent of medieval    [ read more ]

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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of I Am a Bird Now and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! There is a myth that great artists operate in seclusion. Hogwash. One need look no further than to the ten songs of Antony and the Johnsons' new album, I Am A Bird Now, to realize this is an utter fallacy. To be sure, with his androgynous features, the singularly named Antony is an ori   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2009! The follow-up to I Am a Bird Now shifts thematic focus and explores Antony's relationship with the natural world. The intimacy of the Johnsons' sound is enveloped by avant-classical composer Nico Muhly's symphonic arrangements. A soul stirring new work with daring compositions and captivating vocals. "This isn't a heart breaking; it's a heart waking" - The Oregonian.

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Insound Staff Pick - 2009! The follow-up to I Am a Bird Now shifts thematic focus and explores Antony's relationship with the natural world. The intimacy of the Johnsons' sound is enveloped by avant-classical composer Nico Muhly's symphonic arrangements. A soul stirring new work with daring compositions and captivating vocals. "This isn't a heart breaking; it's a heart waking" - The Oregonian.

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VINYL FORMAT. His first new material since 2006 is a prelude to the new full-length, "The Crying Light", coming in January 2009. Of the project, Antony said, "I wanted to mark this moment very clearly in my life. I love and feel so anchored by the natural world, which gave birth to me, which supplies and supports my life, this experience of color and light and aching beauty. But the world is changing so fast now. 'Another World' is a song for the present but also a song for the future. What have I lost? And   [ read more ]

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Antony and the Johnsons present chamber cabaret in darkest blue, creating music that is highly dramatic, emotional, and lyrical. Compared to everyone from Nina Simone to Lotte Lenya, Antony's voice is hauntingly evocative. The Johnsons, an ensemble featuring a string trio, piano, bass, and drums, lay a foundation of lush yet minimal orchestral arrangements. "Antony & the Johnsons" is a reissue of the group's debut album, which was originally released in 1998 on the London-based label Durtro, which is run by   [ read more ]

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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Hope There's Someone and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. On the second single from Antony & The Johnsons' I Am A Bird Now, Antony presents one of the strongest solo pieces in his staggeringly rich repertoire. The song "Hope There's Someone" is a rush of pure emotion, a true performance with every bit of hope, supplication, distress, horror, lament, agony, sorrow and acc   [ read more ]

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Antony's second full-length stands as one of the most globally acclaimed albums of 2005. The album's latest single is the anthemic and heart-rending "You Are My Sister", presented as a duet between Antony and Boy George. In "You Are My Sister," the pair sing from the depths of their hearts for the world. This extended single also includes three new, unreleased songs recorded during the "I Am A Bird Now" sessions. "Poorest Ear" is a harrowing and complex vision from the perspective of an alienated child. Res   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. LIMITED RUN! Conceived as an introduction to Antony & the Johnsons' new full-length I Am A Bird Now. The Lake consists of three songs, including the lead-off single to I Am A Bird Now. The song is "Fistful of Love" and is Antony & the Johnsons' finest work to date. Featuring a scorching horn section and the legendary Lou Reed on vocals and lead guitar, the song's clear star is Antony. Features an incredible unpublished 1974 photograph of CANDY DARLING by Peter Hujar

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VINYL FORMAT. "Aeon" is one of the highlights of the critical and commercial smash album The Crying Light which debuted at #1 on the European chart. Antony and the Johnsons' earnest and impassioned cover of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love," a long time live favorite, is being released officially for the first time.

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His first new material since 2006 is a prelude to the new full-length, "The Crying Light", coming in January 2009. Of the project, Antony said, "I wanted to mark this moment very clearly in my life. I love and feel so anchored by the natural world, which gave birth to me, which supplies and supports my life, this experience of color and light and aching beauty. But the world is changing so fast now. 'Another World' is a song for the present but also a song for the future. What have I lost? And what is to co   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The second single from the full-length The Crying Light is one of the reasons Spin is raving that the band's new material is "scarily intimate and irresistibly beautiful". The B-side "Where Is My Power" burns slowly throughout, hinting at its epic climax anchored by what Rolling Stone has called "a voice of singular majesty, an instrument of delicacy and rapture in which Nina Simone, Morrissey, and Joni Mitchell seem to inhabit the same breath".

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