Another World
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Another World
- Artist: Antony & the Johnsons
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- Release Date: October 07, 2008
- Type: Extended Play (EP)
- Genre: Rock
Review
The 2005 Mercury Award-winning I Am a Bird Now launched avant-garde/cabaret/chamber pop king/queen Antony into the near mainstream with its lush and heavily orchestrated outsider torch songs. Three years later, fresh from projects with Björk, Todd Haynes, and Charles Atlas, Antony and the Johnsons return with Another World, a five-song teaser EP for the group's forthcoming Crying Light album. As usual, Antony's gorgeous, mournful voice is the centerpiece, especially on the EP's namesake, a sparse, piano-led ballad that finds the singer spilling a list of his "favorite things" that he'll regret not being able to take with him into the next life. From there it's a typical "kitchen sink" EP, stocked with enough stabs at bawdy blue rave-ups ("Shake That Devil"), oddball narratives ("Hope Mountain"), and plaintive reveries ("Crackagen" and "Sing for Me") to tide fans over until the headliner arrives. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi| Another World (2005 Album by Caritz) | |
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Another World (EP)
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| EP by Antony and the Johnsons | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 19:30 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian / Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Antony Hegarty | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| ChartAttack |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[2] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[3] |
Another World is an EP by Antony and the Johnsons released on October 7, 2008[4] on compact disc and 12" vinyl. It precedes Antony and the Johnsons third album, The Crying Light. The EP features five previously unreleased recordings, including the first single from The Crying Light, "Another World".[5]
The cover is a photograph of Japanese butoh performer Kazuo Ohno, taken by Pierre-Olivier Deschamps in 1984.
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Track listing
- All songs written by Antony.
- "Another World" (4:02)
- "Crackagen" (2:32)
- "Shake That Devil" (5:19)
- "Sing for Me" (2:30)
- "Hope Mountain" (5:11)
Track history
"Crackagen" is nearly nine years old; the earliest accessible recording of "Crackagen" is from 2003, in a video recording of Antony's performance at the Oni Gallery in Boston. That video is available on Antony and the Johnsons' official discography.
"Shake That Devil," previously known as "Shake That Dog," was performed often on Antony and the Johnsons' 2006-07 tour, with varying lyrics. The studio version features a downtempo intro to the song.
"Another World," "Sing For Me," and "Hope Mountain" are entirely new.
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Top 50 Physical Singles[6] | 31 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[7] | 14 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 33 |
| Italia Singles Charts | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 179 |
| U.S. Top Independent Albums | 29 |
| U.S. Top Heatseekers | 4 |
External links
- Pitchfork announcement article
- Antony & the Johnsons' Official Website
- Official press release from Secretly Canadian
- Another World video excerpt
References
- ^ ChartAttack review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "Antony and the Johnsons news". Antonyandthejohnsons.com. http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/news/news.html. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Top 50 Physical Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association (13 October 2008). Retrieved on 13 October 2008.
- ^ Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit Antony & The Johnsons: Another World EP. Retrieved on 9 February 2011.
- ^ Artist Chart History - Antony and the Johnsons
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