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Nomi Ruiz, leader of New York disco-house crew Jessica 6, did a ton of singing on Hercules And Love Affair's self-titled debut album. So did Antony Hegarty. So it's only right that the two have…   Read Story »
Antony really goes for it in JD Samson & Co's Talk About Body dance anthem, "Who Am I To Fee So Free," a track that feels like a particularly amped update on the smokey disco of Hercules & Love…   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 »
A few years ago I wrote a positive review of CocoRosie's The Adventures of Ghosthorse And Stillborn. Too positive, it turns out: The publication that assigned it killed the piece at the 11th hour and…   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 »