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Antony and the Johnsons is a collective fronted by Antony Hegarty, a singer/songwriter hailing from Chichester, Sussex, England who was born in 1971. The band has released four studio albums since their debut in 2000, and won the 2005 Mercury Award for their album “I Am A Bird Now”.
Antony Hegarty grew up in thrall to British synth-pop artists like Marc Almond and Boy George, but the music she makes in her collective Antony and the Johnsons is more in thrall to the underground idols that she discovered later on in her adolescence like Diamanda Galas and Klaus Nomi. It’s music that’s nakedly emotional, profound and at points, uncomfortable to listen to due to its sheer emotional transparency. It’s also a testament to its quality that with it, Hegarty has become one of the world’s biggest cult artists, with a devoted fan base and the kind of clout that has seen her perform with everyone from Lou Reed to the Britten Sinfonia.
Born in Chichester, Hegarty has spent most of her life living in the U.S. At first relocating to San Francisco with her family when she was a child, but later moving to New York City to attend university. After she had finished her degree she ensconced herself in NYC’s potent performing arts scene, and in 1996 was awarded a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts for a production of hers called "The Birth of Anne Frank/The Ascension of Marsha P. Johnson". With the money that she’d been granted she assembled a group of musicians and had a set of demos of songs she’d written earlier professionally recorded, first performing live with the newly christened Johnsons in 1997.
This demo fell into the hands of the British experimental musician David Tibet, who was so impressed with the songs that he offered to release the album through his label Durtro. Hegarty accepted and her debut album, 2000’s “Antony And The Johnsons”, was released to masses of underground acclaim. 2001 saw the release of a follow up E.P called “I Fell In Love With A Dead Boy” whose producer, Hal Willner, played to another client of his, Lou Reed. Reed immediately contacted Hegarty and had her sing a song on the album that he was working on “The Raven”. At this point Hegarty was starting to court some mainstream attention, and her debut album was re-released in 2004 by the respected indie label Secretly Canadian.
At this point, her next move would make or break her on the world stage, and in the form of 2005’s “I Am A Bird Now”, she made it in the most spectacular way she could. The record was critically adored and won the U.K’s Mercury Award in the same year, leading to a sales jump in her native country that saw the record certified Gold within a year. The collaborations with Boy George, Devendra Banhart and Rufus Wainwright on “I Am A Bird Now” made her an even higher profile name and ever since then, she’s been a cult hero of the highest order. With sold out shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Royal Opera House to her name as well as two top twenty albums on the U.K album charts.
Artists like her come along once a century, and for that, Antony and the Johnsons come highly recommended.
Read moreAntony & The Johnsons were my favourite melancholy band steering me through my anguished teenage years. Their music is heartbreaking, uplifting, intriguing and unique, with lyrics so personal and eye-opening that it's impossible not to become immersed in Antony's troubled world. Often performing as a chamber group with strings, acoustic guitar and Antony at the piano, their live performances are intimate and hushed, giving plenty of space for Antony's soaring vocals to take centre stage. I saw them at Shepherd's Bush Empire a few years ago. The audience was wonderful - really respectful and friendly towards each other. It was especially nice because there was a real sense of community within a large group of people who had all clearly been so touched by Antony's music. I haven't really found that experience with any other bands I've seen since. Antony is a wonderful performer - so expressive in his movements as well as voice - and possessing quite an unexpected cheeky sense of humour. Perhaps it's because he used to do lots of cabaret style performances as a youth in New York. I know that since I saw him, Antony has paid much more attention to the visuals that accompany his music, making much more of a immersive theatrical performance than purely a band of musicians. I can't wait to see him again and see how he has changed.
One of the most startling art rock performers of the past few years is without a doubt Antony & The Johnson. Fronted by Antony Hegarty, she confidently commands an array of collaborators and musicians who aid her in recreating her thoughtful, melancholic discography. You cannot fault this lady's talent and her ability to turn something that on the surface is rather depressing into something that you are able to tap your feet to.
Citing Kate Bush as one of her influencers, Antony appears to float around the stage tonight as if possessed during opener 'Rapture' yet her voice is absolutely note perfect. By a mid-set reinterpretation of Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' the crowd is well and truly onside as they cheer and holler at the breaks in the tracks as Hegarty coyly thanks them for the vocal support.
Playing a set reaching from all corners of her discography, she demonstrates some serious performer versatility and by the final encore of 'The Crying Light' the audience cheers and applauds one final rapturous time for this individual and talented performer.
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