Antony and the Johnsons
Antony Hegarty after a concert in Lillehammer, Norway (June 2007)
Background information
Birth name	Antony Hegarty
Born	Chichester, West Sussex, England, 1971
Genre(s)	Chamber pop Dark Cabaret
Label(s)	Secretly Canadian Rough Trade
Website	http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/

Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. The band is essentially the vehicle for singer Antony (full name Antony Hegarty). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 345 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (956 × 1658 pixel, file size: 268 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the larger local government district, see Chichester (district). ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Baroque pop as a style originated in the mid 1960s as the flipside of sunshine pop. ... Dark cabaret is a music genre that can be traced back to the 1970s and is still played today. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Secretly Canadian is an American record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. ... Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Antony Hegarty (born 1971) is an English singer/songwriter, best known for being the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons. ...

Career

Antony Hegarty is the leader of Antony and the Johnsons. He was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England in 1971 and moved to Amsterdam in 1977 for a period before settling in San Jose, California in 1981. As a teenager he was enthused by the British synth pop of the time — in particular emotive torch singers such as Marc Almond and Boy George. In 1990 he moved to Manhattan to complete a degree in Experimental Theatre at New York University and founded the performance collective Blacklips Performance Cult with creative partner Johanna Constantine. For the larger local government district, see Chichester (district). ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... For other uses, see San José. Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George or Boi-Jorge (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham) is a rock singer-songwriter. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ...

Current members include:

• Julia Kent (previously of Rasputina) - first chair cello
  
• Parker Kindred - drummer
  
• Jeff Langston - bassist
  
• Doug Wieselman - horns
  
• Maxim Moston - violin, arrangement
  
• Rob Moose - guitar, violin

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One theme explored in the band's music is aspects of transgender life. This is expressed in songs such as "For Today I Am A Boy", in which a young boy dreams of growing up to be a woman. A transgender person in New York Citys Gay Pride Parade Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English) ) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at...

British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released in 2000. In 2001, Antony released a short follow-up EP, I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy, which, in addition to the title track, included a cover of "Mysteries of Love", a David Lynch/Angelo Badalamenti song and "Soft Black Stars", a cover of a Current 93 song. For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... David Tibet (born David Michael Bunting, 5 March 1960) is a British apocalyptic folk musician and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only constant member. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Track listing All tracks written by Antony Hegarty Twilight – 3:49 Cripple and the Starfish – 4:11 Hitler in my Heart – 3:32 Atrocities – 3:53 River of Sorrow – 4:03 Rapture – 3:57 Deeper than Love – 4:40 Divine – 3:13 Blue Angel – 3:35 External links Secretly Canadian... For other persons named David Lynch, see David Lynch (disambiguation). ... Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is a composer, best known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, most notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1991-1992) and Mulholland Dr.. // He was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Sicilian mother and an Italian father and...

Producer Hal Willner heard the EP and played it to Lou Reed, who immediately recruited him for his project The Raven. Now gaining more attention, Antony signed to US-based record label Secretly Canadian, and released another EP, The Lake, with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Antony's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. ... Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... For the album by The Stranglers, see The Raven (The Stranglers album). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Secretly Canadian is an American record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. ...

Candy Darling on the cover of I Am a Bird Now

Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I Am a Bird Now, gained rave reviews and significantly more mainstream attention, winning the Mercury Music Prize for the best album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favourites for the prize, the Kaiser Chiefs suggested that Antony got in on a technicality; despite the fact he was born in the United Kingdom he spent much of his time in the US - although they later apologised for the suggestion that he wasn't a deserving winner. Image File history File links I_Am_a_Bird_Now. ... Image File history File links I_Am_a_Bird_Now. ... Candy Darling Candy Darling (November 24, 1944 - March 21, 1974) was a pre-op transsexual Warhol superstar who starred in Andy Warhols films Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1971). ... I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Kaiser Chiefs are an English band from Leeds. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Antony made an appearance and performed Leonard Cohen's "If It Be Your Will" in the 2006 full-length documentary, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.

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He appeared as a prison inmate, performing an acoustic version of the song "The Rapture" in Steve Buscemi's movie Animal Factory. He also made an appearance in the Sebastian Lifshitz movie Wild Side performing the song "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy". In the Wachowski brothers' screen adaptation of V for Vendetta, the main characters dance to Antony's "Bird Gerhl" from I am a Bird Now as it plays on V's illicit Wurlitzer. Animal Factory is a film about prison life directed by actor Steve Buscemi. ... Wild Side is a 2004 award-winning French/Belgian/British drama film directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. ... Laurence Larry Wachowski (born June 21, 1965) and Andrew Andy Wachowski (born December 29, 1967) are American film directors and writers most famous for creating The Matrix series. ... This article is about the comic book series. ...

Antony's unconventional voice evokes comparisons to singers like Aaron Neville and Nina Simone. He has many fans in the music industry, including Kate Bush, Björk, Philip Glass, Marc Almond, Kembra Pfahler and Laurie Anderson as well as Lou Reed, Devendra Banhart, Rufus Wainwright and Boy George, who are guest vocalists on I Am a Bird Now. Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soul and R&B singer. ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933–April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... This article is about the musician. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ... Kembra Pfahler is an American performance artist from California. ... Laurie Anderson (born Laura Phillips Anderson, on June 5, 1947, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois) is an American experimental performance artist and musician. ... Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Devendra Banhart (born May 30, 1981, in Houston, Texas, U.S.) is a folk rock singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George or Boi-Jorge (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham) is a rock singer-songwriter. ...

In November 2006 Antony and the Johnsons performed a successful European tour of 'Turning', a multimedia collaboration with video producer Charles Atlas, which focussed on themes of transformation and metamorphosis: [1].

He also sang back up on the song I Defy from Joan As Police Woman's 2006 debut album Real Life and appears on the Cocorosie album Noah's Ark (2005), in the song "Beautiful Boyz". Joan Wasser, playing at the Summer Sundae festival, Leicester, 2006 Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford, Maine) is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. ... For other meanings of this phrase (book and album titles etc. ... CocoRosie is an American musical duo formed by sisters Sierra (Rosie) and Bianca (Coco) Casady in 2003. ... A painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780–1849), showing the animals boarding Noahs Ark two by two. ...

2006-07 Antony sang back up (with Sharon Jones and a children's choir) in Lou Reed's first full performance of his album Berlin. This was performed at St Ann's Warehouse in NYC in December 2006 and at The State Theatre in Sydney, Australia in January 2007. Sharon Jones is an American soul/funk singer. ... Berlin is a 1973 album by Lou Reed, his third solo album and the follow-up to the widely accessible and upbeat glam rock classic Transformer. ...

Antony sings on "The Snow Abides", a mini-album by Michael Cashmore of Current 93. It comprises five songs, two of which are instrumental and three of which are sung by Antony. Antony is featured on two tracks ("The Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile") on Björk's 2007 album Volta. In addition, he duets with Marc Almond on the song Ballad of The Sad Young Men for Almond's album Stardom Road due for release in June 2007. Michael Cashmore is a British musician who creates d under the monicker of Nature And Organisation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the musician. ... This article is about the Björk album. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ...

Antony and the Johnsons' third album is anticipated to be released in Spring 2008.

Discography

Albums

• Antony and the Johnsons (Durtro, 1998; Secretly Canadian 2000)
• I Am a Bird Now (Secretly Canadian, February 2005) #5 UK
• TBD (Expected to be released in January 2008)

Track listing All tracks written by Antony Hegarty Twilight – 3:49 Cripple and the Starfish – 4:11 Hitler in my Heart – 3:32 Atrocities – 3:53 River of Sorrow – 4:03 Rapture – 3:57 Deeper than Love – 4:40 Divine – 3:13 Blue Angel – 3:35 External links Secretly Canadian... I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ... The three letter abbreviation TBD may be/mean, depending on context: an  acronym for To Be Determined (...at a later point in time. ...

EPs and singles

• I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy (Durtro, January 2001; reissued on Rebis Music, 2006)
• Calling For Vanished Faces/Virgin Mary 7" (Durtro, May 2003) (Split single with Current 93; Limited to 500 copies)
• The Lake (Secretly Canadian, November 2004)
• Hope There's Someone (Secretly Canadian, June 2004) #44 UK (charted in 2005)
• You Are My Sister (Rough Trade, November 2005) #39 UK

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Live albums

• Live at St. Olave's (Durtro, May 2003)

Live At Saint Olaves Church was released in 2003 on the branch label PanDurtro of David Tibets of Current 93s label Durtro. ...

Miscellaneous appearances

• "Hope There's Someone" on Saving Grace (2007)
• "The Dull Flame of Desire" and "My Juvenile", duets with Björk on her album Volta (2007)
• The Snow Abides mini-album by Michael Cashmore
• "Hope There's Someone" on Torchwood (2006)
• "Nighttime and Morning" on Metallic Falcons's Desert Doughnuts (2006)
• "Semen Song for James Bidgood" on Matmos's The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of the Beast (2006)
• Teenage Cancer Trust, Royal Albert Hall, 28 March 2006
• The song "Bird Gerhl" played on the jukebox while Evey and V dance in V for Vendetta (2006).
• Appears on the track "Beautiful Boyz" on CocoRosie's Noah's Ark (2005)
• Live at St. Olaves (PanDurtro, 2003) Split EP with Current 93
• Calling for vanished faces 1/Virgin Mary (PanDurtro, 2003) Split 7" single with Current 93 limited to 500 copies
• "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" in Sébastien Lifshitz's film Wild Side (2004)
• "Candy Says" on Lou Reed's Animal Serenade (2004)
• "Perfect Day" on Lou Reed's The Raven (2003)
• "Old Whore's Diet" on Rufus Wainwright's Want Two
• "Happy Xmas (War is over)" with Boy George on The War Child album Help: a Day in the Life (2005)
• "If It Be Your Will" in the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
• "I Defy" with Joan as Policewoman on her album Real Life
• "All There Is to Tell" duet with Reuben Butchart on his album Golden Boy (2007)
• "Idumea" and "The Beautiful Dancing Dust" on Current 93's Black Ships Ate the Sky (2006)
• "Lowlands Low" with Bryan Ferry and "Leave her Johnny" with Lou Reed on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006)
• Appears in the film Animal Factory (2002) as the character Toni Johnson

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