I Am A Bird Now - Antony & The Johnsons

I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this record! My boyfriend bought it last week after we watched Antony perform live at the Mercury music awards - which he won!!! From the very second that I heard him start singing I knew that I had fallen in love, and I had to have this record. Even though it was my boyfriend that bought I have hijacked it since it arrived at our house. The album has a beautiful mix of tracks (which I'll go into more detail ...
...album. Watching the Mercury Prize I heard Jo Whiley say that Antony's voice is similar to Nina Simone - and actually it really is, and there are even elements of jazz and blues within the album - but if you to go on looks and lyrics, we're somewhere between The Cure and Nick Cave!!! A bizarre combination I know... Having said all that the album really is beyond comparison. It is original and clearly heartfelt, and you can't listen to it without ...

daisydaisym 19.09.2005 · Read full review
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Earlier in 2005 I was travelling down the bypass with the radio on. Everything was fine and then Jo Whiley played a song that apparently had been getting a few requests. I remember hearing it and being affected by its simplicity, it was beautiful but I never picked up on the name of the artist. Months later I caught the end of the Mercury Music Prize ceremony on TV and found the same song being played live. It was then I discovered Anthony & The ...
...I Am A Bird Now featured in many of the top album lists of 2005 and won the previously mentioned Mercury prize ahead of acts such as The Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party. It is not an album that will appeal to everyone but those who dig it will no doubt have it on their turntable for a while. The music can best be described as stripped down and bare. There's not a lot of heavy production on any of the tracks. Essentially it's piano, strings and percussion ...

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I would love to say that I have known about them forever, but like many people, until relatively recently I had no idea that Antony and the Johnsons even existed. I now know the error of my ways and have bought both albums. (I am a bird now and their self titled debut) The songs on this album are beautifully written, and his incredible voice tops them off perfectly. My absolute favourite song on the album is 'Bird gerhl', which is just stunning ...
...the albums sense of completeness. I especially like 'you are my sister'; which features vocals from Boy George, partially because I have a sister and the thoughts in the song strikes a chord with me that way, but also simply as a gorgeous song. It has to be said that this album is not going to be to everyone's taste, and all I can say is that if you don't like it then it's your loss. Also, it is true that most of the songs do sound fairly similar, ...

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...won the Mercury Music Prize I had to get it, I loved the single 'Hope There's Someone' and I so respect the Mercury Prize that I just went for it. As with most albums initially I was dissapointed. But quite thoroughly. None of the tracks really move on from the first, its all piano and warbling vocals, and like I say, some of it does seem like its straight of Les Miserables or something. But you can't take it away from them, they've written some ...
...dissapointment, the number of what I would call complete songs is only around 7, but some of these are excellent. Check out 'For Today I am a Boy' and 'Fistful of Love' especially. Just don't expect too much from this album. If you liked 'Hope There's Someone' and want more of the same, that's what you will get, and if you're looking for an exceptional voice, you'll definately find that. ...

andrewflagg 07.11.2005 · Read full review
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