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Antony and the Johnsons are a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City, New York, United States.
The band is fronted by Antony (real name Antony Hegarty) who was born in 1971 and identifies as a transgender person.
During the mid 90s Antony started solo; after originally producing songs with Blacklips Performance Cult and other late-night cabarets he had a number of songs to work with. In 1995 he assembled a backing group—the self-styled Antony and the Johnsons—and began to focus on the musical side of his performances. The group built up a cult following at hip New York clubs such as the Kitchen and Knitting Factory. Antony then received a NYFA for “performance art/emergent forms” which he used to record the Johnsons’ debut album “Blue Angel”, that remained unreleased until Current 93 leader David Tibet signed Antony and the Johnsons to his Durtro label. The cast list of musicians on the album, released under the title “Antony and the Johnsons” in 1998, included Baby Dee (harp), Francois Gehin (bass), Todd Cohen (drums), Charles Neilson (guitar), and a number of string and woodwind players. This album later were reissued in 2000 and in 2004 by Secretly Canadian.
This collection of modern torch songs highlighted Antony’s soulful, multi-octave vocals and the Johnsons’ graceful chamber pop arrangements, reaching a peak on “Cripple And The Starfish” and “Divine”, the latter a tribute to the late transvestite movie star.
The band is fronted by Antony (real name Antony Hegarty) who was born in 1971 and identifies as a transgender person.
During the mid 90s Antony started solo; after originally producing songs with Blacklips Performance Cult and other late-night cabarets he had a number of songs to work with. In 1995 he assembled a backing group—the self-styled Antony and the Johnsons—and began to focus on the musical side of his performances. The group built up a cult following at hip New York clubs such as the Kitchen and Knitting Factory. Antony then received a NYFA for “performance art/emergent forms” which he used to record the Johnsons’ debut album “Blue Angel”, that remained unreleased until Current 93 leader David Tibet signed Antony and the Johnsons to his Durtro label. The cast list of musicians on the album, released under the title “Antony and the Johnsons” in 1998, included Baby Dee (harp), Francois Gehin (bass), Todd Cohen (drums), Charles Neilson (guitar), and a number of string and woodwind players. This album later were reissued in 2000 and in 2004 by Secretly Canadian.
This collection of modern torch songs highlighted Antony’s soulful, multi-octave vocals and the Johnsons’ graceful chamber pop arrangements, reaching a peak on “Cripple And The Starfish” and “Divine”, the latter a tribute to the late transvestite movie star.
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pedrodim wrote:
http://last.fm/music/Antony+and+the+Johnsons/+images/72994764 http://last.fm/music/Antony+and+the+Johnsons/+images/72994758 beautiful. vote up!
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joNafuNfageT wrote:
I can't give up to listening :3
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bkm2989 wrote:
knock knock knockin on heavens door <3
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madanonymous wrote:
Last night, Radio City was a portal to view another dimension.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
I'm hoping for a new album this year.
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SimoneBerlioz wrote:
i need to hug you (2)
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crabbypatties wrote:
i need to hug you
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ThiagoHermano88 wrote:
Amazing!!!
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MindsEyePJ wrote:
remix: http://soundcloud.com/mindseye4/anthony-the-johnsons-another
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taotii69 wrote:
to the sky.
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Dolores14 wrote:
knockin' on heaven's door
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fameuxcoups wrote:
Antony's voice is simply spectacular, his music gives me peace
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SexualNintendo wrote:
Please, vote up! http://www.lastfm.es/music/Antony+and+the+Johnsons/+images/72921330
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SimoneBerlioz wrote:
thank you for your love <3
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pjbird wrote:
Top drawer!!!
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Shagrin wrote:
буэ. неудивительно, что его бьорк любит.
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findpeace wrote:
It would be really funny to have a reallife conversation, calling people pixielandjazz and fersuremaggie :D.
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findpeace wrote:
You, pixielandjazz, are just trying to inject meaning into fersuremaggie's words, which was never there. Possibly, to make yourself feel more "tolerant", a better person or whatnot. Just felt that way to me, might be wrong ;).
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Nakkinak wrote:
He is unbelievably talented. [2]
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pixielandjazz wrote:
"Regardless" of what, fersuremaggie? Does being a trans person exclude the possibility of having an amazing, otherworldly voice? Obviously not since you seem to agree here, but what a shitty thing to say.
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