Artist
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a pop artist from English formed in 1995. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · English · Best pop albums
- 12
- Releases
- 2000–2023
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Artist
Antony and the Johnsons is a pop artist from English formed in 1995. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Pop · English · Best pop albums
Antony and the Johnsons (now called, Anohni and the Johnsons) are a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators. 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 1998. In 2001, Hegarty 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 Current 93 cover. 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, Hegarty 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 Hegarty's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. Antony's second full-length album, 2005's I Am a Bird Now, was greeted with positive reviews and significantly more mainstream attention. The album featured guest appearances by Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, Boy George a…
