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]

 

 

 

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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. 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. 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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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 accession, spanning the entire life-death experience. Two of the three songs are previously unreleased outtakes from the I Am A Bird Now sessions.

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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 r   [ read more ]

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