Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons (currently known as ANOHNI and the Johnsons) are a … Read Full Bio ↴Antony and the Johnsons (currently known as ANOHNI and the Johnsons) are a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City, New York, United States. The band is fronted by Anohni who was born in 1971.
During the mid 90s Anohni started solo; after originally producing songs with Blacklips Performance Cult and other late-night cabarets she had a number of songs to work with. In 1995 she assembled a backing group—the self-styled Antony and the Johnsons—and began to focus on the musical side of her performances. The group built up a cult following at hip New York clubs such as the Kitchen and Knitting Factory. Anohni then received a NYFA for “performance art/emergent forms” which she 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 Anohni'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. Further recordings by Antony and the Johnsons emerged in the early years of the new millennium, including "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" and a shared EP “Live at St. Olave's” with Current 93, recorded live at Saint Olave's Church in London, England.
In early 2001 released 3 song EP "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy", included covers of Mysteries of Love (Appeared originally on the film Blue Velvet) and Soft Black Stars.
Split EP included two new songs from the Johnsons, the first being You Stand Above Me, only one minute and thirty-six seconds long but containing all the melancholy and drama one would expect from the Johnsons. The other new track was The Lake which was an 1827 poem written by Edgar Allan Poe beautifully adapted to song. The Johnsons appear with Current 93 again on a 7”, with side B including the song Virgin Mary. This was limited to 500 copies, both released May 12th, 2003. By now the line-up of the Johnsons featured Todd Cohen, Jeff Langston (bass), Jason Hart (piano), Julia Kent (cello), Joan Wasser (violin), and Maxim Moston (violin).
It was around this time that Lou Reed heard the “I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy” EP. Reed then recruited Anohni for her album The Raven for guest vocals and took her on tour in 2003 which meant that Anohni appeared on Lou’s live album Animal Serenade. With the band now attracting wider attention, Anohni and the Johnsons signed to US based label Secretly Canadian. Secretly Canadian then reissued the band's debut to a wider audience in the USA.
The Lake was released the following year through the new label. It’s another 3 song EP including "The Lake" - Lou Reed appeared on Fistful of Love with guest vocals and guitar. The Horror Has Gone seems to be Anohni expressing the end of a depressing phase in her life, a positive lyrical change from her debut style.
In February 2005 Antony and the Johnsons released their second full length, I Am A Bird Now. It has guest appearances from Rufus Wainwright, Devendra Banhart, Lou Reed and Boy George. It went on to receive great critical acclaim in the UK and won Anohni the Technics Mercury Music Prize for 2005.
In 2006 Anohni appeared in the Leonard Cohen tribute concert and subsequent film "I'm Your Man." Her performance of "If It Be Your Will" is perhaps the highlight of the film.
The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. As promised, it shows a mixture of continuation of earlier songs' atmosphere as well as more experimental work. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, "The Crying Light", was released on January 19, 2009. This was followed by "Swanlights" in October, 2010. Both of these latter albums are less melodic and more experimental in nature the Anohni's earlier work and have met with critical acclaim yet little commercial success.
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/
During the mid 90s Anohni started solo; after originally producing songs with Blacklips Performance Cult and other late-night cabarets she had a number of songs to work with. In 1995 she assembled a backing group—the self-styled Antony and the Johnsons—and began to focus on the musical side of her performances. The group built up a cult following at hip New York clubs such as the Kitchen and Knitting Factory. Anohni then received a NYFA for “performance art/emergent forms” which she 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 Anohni'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. Further recordings by Antony and the Johnsons emerged in the early years of the new millennium, including "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" and a shared EP “Live at St. Olave's” with Current 93, recorded live at Saint Olave's Church in London, England.
In early 2001 released 3 song EP "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy", included covers of Mysteries of Love (Appeared originally on the film Blue Velvet) and Soft Black Stars.
Split EP included two new songs from the Johnsons, the first being You Stand Above Me, only one minute and thirty-six seconds long but containing all the melancholy and drama one would expect from the Johnsons. The other new track was The Lake which was an 1827 poem written by Edgar Allan Poe beautifully adapted to song. The Johnsons appear with Current 93 again on a 7”, with side B including the song Virgin Mary. This was limited to 500 copies, both released May 12th, 2003. By now the line-up of the Johnsons featured Todd Cohen, Jeff Langston (bass), Jason Hart (piano), Julia Kent (cello), Joan Wasser (violin), and Maxim Moston (violin).
It was around this time that Lou Reed heard the “I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy” EP. Reed then recruited Anohni for her album The Raven for guest vocals and took her on tour in 2003 which meant that Anohni appeared on Lou’s live album Animal Serenade. With the band now attracting wider attention, Anohni and the Johnsons signed to US based label Secretly Canadian. Secretly Canadian then reissued the band's debut to a wider audience in the USA.
The Lake was released the following year through the new label. It’s another 3 song EP including "The Lake" - Lou Reed appeared on Fistful of Love with guest vocals and guitar. The Horror Has Gone seems to be Anohni expressing the end of a depressing phase in her life, a positive lyrical change from her debut style.
In February 2005 Antony and the Johnsons released their second full length, I Am A Bird Now. It has guest appearances from Rufus Wainwright, Devendra Banhart, Lou Reed and Boy George. It went on to receive great critical acclaim in the UK and won Anohni the Technics Mercury Music Prize for 2005.
In 2006 Anohni appeared in the Leonard Cohen tribute concert and subsequent film "I'm Your Man." Her performance of "If It Be Your Will" is perhaps the highlight of the film.
The 5-song Another World EP was released on October 7, 2008. As promised, it shows a mixture of continuation of earlier songs' atmosphere as well as more experimental work. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, "The Crying Light", was released on January 19, 2009. This was followed by "Swanlights" in October, 2010. Both of these latter albums are less melodic and more experimental in nature the Anohni's earlier work and have met with critical acclaim yet little commercial success.
http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/
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Antony and the Johnsons Lyrics
01. Her eyes are underneath the ground Her eyes are underneath the ground I have heard the crying…
02 My Lady Story My lady story My lady story My lady story Is one of ann…
03 For Today I Am A Boy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
04 Man Is The Baby Yearning for more than a blue day I enter your new…
05 You Are My Sister You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…
06 What Can I Do What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
06 What Can I Do? What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
09 Free At Last Way down yonder in the graveyard walk I thank God I'm…
09. Dust and water Oh I love the coal I love the way you're waiting I…
14. hope there's someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Aeon Oh Aeon, my baby boy Oh, Aeon will take care of…
Afraid Cease to know or to tell Or to feel or to…
All Is Loneliness All is loneliness Loneliness here for me Loneliness here f…
Angel on Fire Baby I'm holding on to you This heart is a waxwork…
Another World I need another place Will there be peace? I need another wor…
Atrocities God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed a…
Atrocities The God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed …
Be My Husband ( Live / Nina Simone Cover ) Be my husband and…
Bird Gehrl I am a bird girl I am a bird girl I am…
Bird Gerhl I am a bird girl now I've got my heart Here in…
Blue Angel Blue angel It's the memory of your warmth That keeps me ali…
Candy Says ( Live / Lou Reed Cover ) Candy says I've come to…
Child of God I know a man who curses his brother I know a…
Christina's Farm I got kissed by a turtle dove Upon a cold Paris…
Crackagen Pour me, little rivers from my hands Pool at the bottom…
Crazy In Love I'm in the ocean, in the sea The red choral caressing…
Cripple Mr. Muscle forcing bursting Stingy thingy into little me, m…
Cripple and the Starfish Mr. Muscle forcing bursting Stingy thingy into little me, me…
Cut the World For so long I’ve obeyed That feminine decree I’ve always co…
Daylight and the Sun Now I cry for daylight Daylight and the sun Now I cry…
Deeper Than Love My heart is broken Here in the cup of my hands From…
Divine Good-Bye, baby Baby, good-bye Divine, oh Divine Falling like…
Dust and Water Love the coal Love the way you're waiting I love your kind…
Epilepsy Is Dancing Epilepsy is dancing She's the Christ now departing And I'm f…
Everglade When I'm floating in the water And your eyes are lilies…
Everything Is New Every everything Everything is new Every everything Everythi…
Find the Rhythm of Your Love I live my life on the line between darkness And…
Fistful of Love I was lying in my bed last night, staring At a…
Flétta Skafa mea skrulfu Eg kem pegar hann Eg fletti rolega bakvi…
For Today I Am A Bboy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
For Today I Am a Boy One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman One…
For Today I Am A Boy. One day I’ll grow up, I’ll be a beautiful woman One…
Forest of Love I'm a girl, five years old God, don't take my…
Frankenstein I am falling into a chasm I'm falling with you in…
Free at Last Way down yonder in the graveyard walk I thank God I'm…
Future Feminism "I've been thinking all day about the moon. Like, is…
Ghost Ghost, ghost, leap from my heart Leap from my heart and…
Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground Her eyes are underneath the ground I have heard the crying…
Hitler in My Heart As I search for a piece of kindness And I find…
Hope Mountain Hope Mountain Is the place where The girl first dawned her…
Hope There Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Hope There's Someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, will…
Hope There´s Someone Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, wi…
Humming Song / I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy I find you with red tears in your eyes I ask…
I Fell in Love With a Dead Boy I find you with red tears in your eyes I ask…
I'm In Love I'm in the ocean, in the sea The red choral caressing…
If It Be Your Will If it be your will That I speak no more And my…
Imagine Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
It's only love Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
Just One Star I am just one star caught in a shine My friends,…
Kiss My Name Kiss my name Mama in the afterglow When the grass is green…
Knockin Mama take this badge from me I can't use it anymore It's…
Knockin' on Heaven's Door Mama take this badge from me I can't use it anymore It's…
lp 03 hitler in my heart As I search for a piece of kindness And I find…
Man Is the Baby Yearning for more than a blue day I enter your new…
Mirror I remember looking back in the rearview mirror I remember lo…
My Lady Story My lady story My lady story My lady story Is one of annihil…
My Lord My Love The cream pooled cry, gone astray In the park or on…
Mysteries of Love Sometimes the wind blows And you and I float in love And…
One Dove One dove You're the one I've been waiting for Through the da…
Paddy's Gone My wrists hurt My heart's empty Paddy's gone For a long time…
Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park Then later, whe…
Poorest Ear Lay it all to rest, my saddest day Hung cupid…
Pressing On Well, I'm pressing on Yes, I'm pressing on Well, I'm press…
Rapture Rapture Eyes are falling Lips are falling Hair is falling to…
River of Sorrow There is a black river It passes by my window And late…
Salt Silver Oxygen The flying horse carries me across the sky Triumvirate swall…
Shake That Devil That dog had his way with me Shake that dog out…
Sing For Me Mama's lying on the rotten ground There under the tree There…
So Young I have a boyfriend, he says I'm his only one We…
Soft Black Stars Little children snuggle under soft black stars And if you l…
Spiralling Well and I can and I die I can, I die Well…
Strange Fruit ( Live / Billie Holiday Cover ) Southern trees bear stran…
Swanlights Oh I'm living It's a golden thing It means everything I…
Tears Tears Tears Hoping and wanting Don't know which way is right Suffer thro…
Thank You For Your Love Oh thank you for your love Thank you for your love When…
The Atrocities God visits all lost souls To survey the damage We noticed …
The Crying Light Let I shy cry Under the light Let I cry sight A child…
The Great White Ocean Swim with me my mama when I dive in the…
The Guests One by one, the guests arrive The guests are coming…
The Horror Has Gone The horror has gone, it's become the darkness The horror has…
The Lake [This is the 1827 version of The Lake by Edgar…
The Rapture Rapture Eyes are falling Lips are falling Hair is falling to…
The Spirit Was Gone The spirit was gone from her body Forever and had always…
Twilight Twilight I fall in the Harbor Twilight I fall in the hills B…
Virgin Mary Joseph he was a macho man I tried to make him…
What Can I Do What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
What Can I Do? What can I do When the bird's got to die What can…
You are You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…
You Are My Sister !!! You are my sister, we were born So innocent, so full…