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Antony and the Johnsons
- Artist: Antony and the Johnsons
- Label: SECRETLY CANADIAN
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Antony the Johnsons have put together an elaborate assortment of artsy, sweet, and odd songs on their debut album. Antony's voice is a stunning musical instrument, sounding as feminine as it does masculine. Occasionally, he pulls out all the stops and affects a successful, soaring vocal style. The atmosphere of the album is dark yet somehow uplifting. The music, mostly slow, quiet jazz, played on a piano, harp, cello, flute, clarinets, saxophone, violins, and drums (in addition to some guitar work) occasionally matches Antony's bombastic vocals. Song titles like "Cripple and the Starfish," "****** in My Heart," and "The Atrocities" give an idea of the tone. "****** in My Heart" sees Antony searching for a "piece of kindness" but finding ****** in his heart, before relating that "from the corpses, flowers grow." No matter what those lyrics suggest, the song itself begins as a playful, spooky art experiment before revealing itself to be a touching, introspective ballad. "Divine," an ode to the late, ****** actor, is less amusing than one would think; somehow Antony makes lyrics like, "I hold your big fat heart in my hands" and "I'll swallow sht" appear respectful. There's not a dull moment to be found on the album, and "Blue Angel" closes the album in the only way possible, with wails and laments of "I'm on fire." Judging by the artwork and photographs included with the album and press reviews of live performances, there's a great deal of ****** ambiguity at work in the band's dynamics. Perhaps this same ambiguity is the driving force of the band's art. Whether that's the case or not, the band and the singer have mastered their sonic attack and created an extremely compelling debut album. Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide
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Description
Antony the Johnsons have put together an elaborate assortment of artsy, sweet, and odd songs on their debut album. Antony's voice is a stunning musical instrument, sounding as feminine as it does masculine. Occasionally, he pulls out all the stops and affects a successful, soaring vocal style. The atmosphere of the album is dark yet somehow uplifting. The music, mostly slow, quiet jazz, played on a piano, harp, cello, flute, clarinets, saxophone, violins, and drums (in addition to some guitar work) occasionally matches Antony's bombastic vocals. Song titles like "Cripple and the Starfish," "****** in My Heart," and "The Atrocities" give an idea of the tone. "****** in My Heart" sees Antony searching for a "piece of kindness" but finding ****** in his heart, before relating that "from the corpses, flowers grow." No matter what those lyrics suggest, the song itself begins as a playful, spooky art experiment before revealing itself to be a touching, introspective ballad. "Divine," an ode to the late, ****** actor, is less amusing than one would think; somehow Antony makes lyrics like, "I hold your big fat heart in my hands" and "I'll swallow sht" appear respectful. There's not a dull moment to be found on the album, and "Blue Angel" closes the album in the only way possible, with wails and laments of "I'm on fire." Judging by the artwork and photographs included with the album and press reviews of live performances, there's a great deal of ****** ambiguity at work in the band's dynamics. Perhaps this same ambiguity is the driving force of the band's art. Whether that's the case or not, the band and the singer have mastered their sonic attack and created an extremely compelling debut album. Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide
Features
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Alternative/Indie-Rock
- Category: Chamber Pop
- Release Date: July 20, 2004
- Label: SECRETLY CANADIAN
- Artist: Antony and the Johnsons
- Format: CD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 244-04-2909
- ASIN: B002KVE3EQ
- Catalog #: 11432359
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 5.57 inches length x 4.96 inches width x 0.4 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.20 pound.
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