Antony and the Johnsons is tagged as: singer-songwriter, indie, alternative, chamber pop, folk
Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City
By mid-90's Antony began a solo, after initially producing tracks with the Black Lips and other late cabaret shows, he had a number of songs to work with in 1995, he gathered a support group of self-appointed Antony and the Johnsons and began to focus on the musical side of his performances group built up a cult following in the hip New York clubs such as Kitchen and Knitting Factory Antony then received a NYFA for "performance art / emergent forms," which he used for to record Johnson's debut album "Blue Angel" which remained unreleased until 93 Current leader David Tibet was signed Antony and the Johnsons on his Durtro label The cast list of musiker on the album under the title of R20, Antony and the Johnsons "in 1998 included a transsexual performer Baby Dee (harp), François Gehin (bass) Todd Cohen (drums), Charles Neilson (guitar) and a number of string and woodwind players this album was later reissued 2000 and 2004 by Secretly Canadian
This collection of modern torch songs selected Antony soulful multi octave vocals and the Johnsons' graceful chamber pop arrangements reached a peak of "Cripple And The Starfish" and "Divine", the latter a tribute to the late transvest... Read More About Antony and the Johnsons Biography...
