It's going to be impossible to claim that Beyoncé Knowles has "quietly" put together a vicious song catalog, stocked with everything from heart-wrenching ballads to shamelessly fun bangers, but she…   Read Story »

Hopefully by now you've heard Smother, the third album from Wild Beasts. As with all their records, it feels like it comes out of nowhere. And as always, I have trouble finding reference points to…   Read Story »

Just like last week, here are this week's attention-worthy videos. New ones from Serena-Maneesh, Antony and the Johnsons, Gatekeeper, Gordon Voidwell, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Mark Ronson, Torche, and…   Read Story »

This past Friday Antony Hegarty gave Letterman a powerful take on Swanlights' most upbeat moment "Thank You For You Love." He recruited some of Paul Shaffer's band to provide the horns. An added…   Read Story »

Antony & The Johnsons' fourth album Swanlights is maybe my favorite. From start to finish it has a gorgeous tonal and emotional consistency to it. There's something very relaxed and spacious in…   Read Story »

"Thank You For Your Love" has a new black and white video made of candid and performance footage shot around New York. The video works nicely with the album's cover. Watch: Thank You For Your…   Read Story »

As mentioned yesterday, Antony & The Johnsons are releasing Thank You For Your Love in advance of Swanlights. The 5-song EP includes Swanlights' "Thank You For Your Love," those Bob Dylan (Feat.…   Read Story »

Antony & The Johnson's Swanlights is out in October. Before then, he's releasing the five-song Thank You For Your Love, which includes the Swanlights song that gives the EP its name along with…   Read Story »

The first we heard about the Swanlights CD/book was back in February when I spoke with Antony about his trip to Japan/the completion of The Crying Light cycle. A bit later we reported you can get the…   Read Story »

When I spoke with Antony Hegarty a couple of months ago about his trip to Japan and completion of The Crying Light cycle, he mentioned his fourth album Swanlights, saying it would be packaged with a…   Read Story »