ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS - Another World EP
Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 03:59PM
soundscapes in Pop/Rock

He may not be for everyone, but those enchanted by Antony's campless cabaret should find Another World to be a filling twenty minutes. Eyebrows might especially raise upon hearing two-part rave-up "Shake That Devil", channeling Nina Simone full-on for once with his own bizarro-SNL Downtown twist to add to "See Line"-style gospel (with intense elemental imagery to match), nevermind the sudden pomp of "Hope Mountain"'s castle-drawbridge horn fanfare. Multiple spins are a must, and like Final Fantasy's new Spectrum 14th Century, this EP may be the man's best work yet, boding well for his proper followup to I Am A Bird Now, expected in early 2009.

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