Antony and the Johnsons is an American music group presenting the work of Anohni and her collaborators.

Career

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heard a demo and offered to release Anohni's music through his

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label. Anohni started the band, its name inspired by trans activist

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. The debut album, ''

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'', was released in 1998. In 2001, while still known as Antony Hegarty, Anohni/Hegarty released a short follow-up EP, ''I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy'', which, in addition to the title track, included a cover of "Mysteries of Love", a

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song and "Soft Black Stars", a

cover. Producer Hal Willner heard the EP and played it to

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, who immediately recruited Hegarty for his project ''

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''. Now gaining more attention, Hegarty signed to U.S.-based record label

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, and released another EP, ''The Lake'', with Lou Reed guest-performing on one of the tracks. Secretly Canadian also re-released Hegarty's debut album in the United States to wider distribution in 2004. Anohni's second full-length album, 2005's ''

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'', was greeted with positive reviews and significantly more mainstream attention. The album featured guest appearances by

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, and Devendra Banhart, and circled themes of duality and transformation. ''I Am a Bird Now'' featured arrangements by Maxim Moston and Julia Kent and was mixed by Doug Henderson. In September 2005 Antony and the Johnsons were awarded the

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for the best UK album of 2005. Rival Mercury nominees, and favorites for the prize, the

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suggested that Anohni got in on a technicality; despite the fact she was born in the United Kingdom she spent much of her time in the U.S.—although they later apologized for the suggestion that she wasn't a deserving winner. In 2005, Antony and the Johnsons' single "Hope There's Someone" featured in the celebrated Spanish director Isabel Coixet's 7th film "The Secret Life of Words" "Hope There's Someone" went on to be arguably one of the bands most popular songs. The group then collaborated with experimental film-maker Charles Atlas and presented ''TURNING'' in November 2006 in

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, and

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. Thirteen women from New York City were presented in intimate live video portraits during the course of the concert. ''

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'' called the piece "fragile, life affirming, and truly wonderful (five stars)". ''

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'' in Paris hailed ''TURNING'' as "Concert-manifeste transsexuel". The 2007 film about

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'', featured their cover of his song "

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" on the

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release. Antony and the Johnsons' 5-song '' Another World EP'' was released on October 7, 2008. Antony and the Johnsons' third album, '' The Crying Light'', was released on January 19, 2009 and went to No. 1 on the European Billboard charts. Anohni has described the theme of the album as being "about landscape and the future". Nature, death, love and the role of the artist were explored across ten tracks, which included the single " Epilepsy Is Dancing." The album was mixed by Bryce Goggin and included arrangements by Nico Muhly. Ann Powers wrote of ''The Crying Light'' for the LA Times online, "it's the most personal environmentalist statement possible, making an unforeseen connection between queer culture's identity politics and the green movement. As music, it's simply exquisite—more controlled and considered than anything Antony and the Johnsons have done and sure to linger in the minds of listeners." After touring throughout North America and Europe in support of their new album, Antony and the Johnsons presented a unique staging of ''The Crying Light'' with the Manchester Camerata at the Manchester Opera House for the 2009

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. The concert hall was transformed into a crystal cave filled with laser effects created by installation artist

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. Antony and the Johnsons went on to present concerts with symphonies across Europe in Summer 2009, including the Opera Orchestra of Lyon, the Metropole Orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta and the Montreux Jazz Festival Orchestra. At

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in Paris, Anohni appeared in a costume designed for her by Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy. After two sold-out concerts at the Sydney Opera House, Antony and the Johnsons ended their recent touring in February 2010 in Tokyo. Anohni, Johanna Constantine and William Basinski performed at the Sogetsu Hall with

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master Yoshito Ohno, the son of the 103-year-old dancer Kazuo Ohno, whose image graces the cover of The Crying Light. Kazuo Ohno died in June of that year, and Anohni wrote an obituary for the dancer in ''

''. September 2010 saw the release of the '' Thank You For Your Love EP'' which includes covers of Dylan's "Pressing On" and

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's "Imagine". The Sun listed ''Thank You For Your Love'' as single of the week on August 27, 2010. Antony and the Johnsons performed "Thank You For Your Love" on both the ''

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'' and '' Later... with Jools Holland'' in support of the album's release. In October 2010 Anohni was invited to "takeover" ''The Guardian''s music and arts page that ran for weeks leading up to the release of Swanlights, the band's 4th album. Stereogum placed ''

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'' in its Top 50 Albums of the year at #8. ''

'' was released on October 12, 2010 through

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. Simultaneously,

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published a book edition of ''Swanlights'' featuring Anohni's drawings and collages with photography by Don Felix Cervantes. In interviews around the world in 2010, Anohni described her work on ''Swanlights'' and ''The Crying Light'' as "a collision between joy and a sense of hopelessness". Anohni said she was struggling to come to terms with the idea that she was part of a society that was having a "virulent" impact on the earth. She suggested that the degradation of nature was partially a result of the subjugation of women and earth-based spiritual systems. Anohni also blamed the collapse of humanity's sustainable relationship with the earth in part on the rise of patriarchal religions that suggest the destiny of humanity to be "a paradise elsewhere". ''Interview Magazine'' describes ''Swanlights'' as "an emotional personal call for global, collective change". In tribute to Kazuo Ohno, Antony and the Johnsons performed on October 30, 2010 at

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's Avery Fisher Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's and featured the film "Mr. O's Book of the Dead" directed by Chiaki Nagano and starring Kazuo Ohno. In January 2011, Anohni was a guest on ''Winterguest'', a program on Dutch Television's VPRO channel and was interviewed by Leon Verdonschot. In 2010–2011, the song "Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground" from the album ''The Crying Light'' was chosen as one of the five stimuli that the International Baccalaureate Organization chose for the IB Theatre Arts PPP. On January 26, 2012, the

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in New York produced a sold-out performance by Antony and the Johnsons, entitled "Swanlights" after their fourth studio album, at

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, a collaboration with laser artist Chris Levine and set designer Carl Robertshaw. The event was prefaced by a speech from Dr. Julia Yasuda, who said: "I am concerned about nature changing and dying. Won't you please help her? Otherwise the world will be too lonely". ''The New York Times'' described the concert as "Cries From the Heart, Crashing Like Waves". This collaboration was later staged at the Royal Opera House in London in 2013 for two days and at the

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in Madrid in 2014 for four consecutive days. Antony and the Johnsons released a live symphonic album in August 2012 entitled ''

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''; it features a track called "Future Feminism", which consists of a speech in which Anohni disparages patriarchal religions and advocates for a shift towards feminine systems of governance as part of an effort to avert global ecological disaster. On February 23, 2015, Anohni announced through her Facebook and official site the name of her new album, HOPELESSNESS, although no release date was provided. The album was mixed and co-produced by Hudson Mohawke, Oneohtrix Point Never and herself. It would be released under the moniker ANOHNI. It was described as an "electronic record with some sharp teeth". In June 2015, Antony and the Johnsons performed at Dark Mofo in Tasmania, Australia, as a benefit in support of the

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of Parnngurr in Western Australia in their fight to prevent a uranium mine from being developed near their community by Canadian multinational Cameco and Mitsubishi. Anohni appeared with Martu representatives at a press conference at the MCA in Sydney and on ABC's ''Q&A'' in further service of this cause. In May 2016, HOPELESSNESS was released by Anohni on Secretly Canadian and Rough Trade.

In popular culture

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'' during a cameo appearance by Anohni. * "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" is featured in

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's ''

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'' (2003) * In 2004, the song "I fell in love with a dead boy" is used for the opening sequence of '' Wild Side''. * "Hope There's Someone" in the movie ''

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'' (2005) *In 2006, the song "Bird Gerhl" was used in ''

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''. It was also included in the

released by Astralwerks Records, which featured artists such as

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and

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along with instrumental work by composer Dario Marianelli. *In December 2006, the song "Hope There's Someone" was featured in the ''

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'' episode

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. *In Paolo Sorrentino's
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biographical film biopic ''

'' singing "

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".
*In 2008, the song "For Today I Am A Boy" was used in the documentary '' Trinidad (film), Trinidad''. *In 2008, the song "River of Sorrow" was used in the popular crime show ''

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'', season 4 episode 7, entitled "The He in the She" (an episode about the murder of a transgender pastor) *In 2009, Antony and the Johnsons was referenced in Spanish rock band

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's song "Champagne," from their album, ''Aviones''. *"Hope There's Someone" plays during the end sequence of episode 8 of the first season of the crime drama series '' Saving Grace''. *In 2010, the Antony and the Johnsons' song "Fistful of Love" was used in the French film '' Little White Lies''. *In November 2011, the English folk group The Unthanks released a live album, ''

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''. *On March 14, 2012, the Southbank Centre in London announced that Anohni would direct ''Meltdown 2012''. Her curation includes performances by

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, Yoshito Ohno,

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and

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. *"Bird Gerhl" was covered by Birdy for the expressive dance and flight scenes across the stadium featuring Miranda and David Toole during the opening ceremony for the

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of London 2012. *In 2013, the track "Angel on Fire" was created exclusively for '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire''. *In 2014, their cover of "Knocking on Heaven's Door" was used in the trailer for the finale of ''

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'' *In 2015, the song "Knocking on Heaven's Door" was used in Season 1 Episode 9 of

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original TV series ''

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''. *In 2015, the song "I fell in love with a dead boy" was used in the French film Two Friends (''Les Deux Amis)'' directed by

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. *In 2016, the song "Hope There's Someone" was used in the French film '. *In 2016, 'Sugar: A Quartet of Stories', a book by actor/writer

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, (from '

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'), included a story titled 'I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy'. *In 2019, the song "For Today I Am A Boy" was used in the teaser trailer for the Netflix series ''

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''.

Band members

Current members include: * Anohni – lead vocals, piano *

Julia Kent Julia Kent is a Canadian cellist and composer from Vancouver, Canada, and based in New York City, United States. She has performed as a member of Rasputina (band), Rasputina and with Antony and the Johnsons. Musical career Kent creates music us ...

(previously of Rasputina) – cello *

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– drums * Jeff Langston – bass * Doug Wieselman – horns * Maxim Moston – violin, arrangement *

Rob Moose Rob Moose (born 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar. Early life and education Moose was born in 1982. He was raised in Windsor, Connect ...

– guitar, violin * Gael Rakotondrabe – piano * Thomas Bartlett – piano Previous members have included: *

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– harp *

Joan Wasser Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer who releases music as Joan As Police Woman. She began her career playing violin with the Dambuilders and played with Black Beetle, Antony and the Johnsons, a ...

– violin * Reuben Butchart – piano * Tahrah Cohen

Bibliography

* Antony and the Johnsons, ''Swanlights'', Abrams Image, 2010 * Jerome Solal, ''La Voix d'Antony'', Le Mot et le Reste, 2011

Awards

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Meteor Music Awards A Meteor Ireland Music Award was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield. They had been bestowed each year since 2001, replacing the IRMA Ireland Music Awards held in the 1990s. Promoted by ...

, Best International Album , , , - ,

GLAAD Media Awards The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, Bisexuality, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affe ...

, rowspan="2" , Antony and the Johnsons , Outstanding Music Artist , , , - , rowspan=2, 2009 , rowspan=2, Rober Awards Music Poll , Best Songwriter , , , - , "

Crazy in Love "Crazy in Love" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé, featuring a rap verse and ad-libs from her future husband Jay-Z from her debut solo studio album ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003). The song was released as her official debut single a ...

" , Best Cover Version , , , - , rowspan=2, 2010 , Best Art Vinyl , ''

'' , Best Art Vinyl , , , - , Sweden GAFFA Awards , rowspan="3", Antony and the Johnsons , Best Foreign Solo Act , , , - , 2011 ,

, Outstanding Music Artist , , , - , rowspan=2, 2012 , Lunas del Auditorio , Best Foreign Rock Artist , , , - ,

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to ...

, rowspan=2, "

" , Best Alternative Video – UK , , , - , 2013 , Music Video Festival , Best International Video , ,

Discography

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Certifications Certification is the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of a ...

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AUT AUT may refer to the following. Locations *Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code) *Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin *Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece *Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code) Organizations *Arriva ...

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DEN Den may refer to: * Den (room), a small room in a house * Maternity den, a lair where an animal gives birth Media and entertainment * ''Den'' (album), 2012, by Kreidler * Den (''Battle Angel Alita''), a character in the ''Battle Angel Alita ...

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FRA A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the o ...

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!style="width:3em;font-size:85%", US , - , 2000 , ''

'' *Released: February 8, 2000 *Label:

, style="text-align:center;", 118 , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 59 , style="text-align:center;", — , , - , 2005 , ''

'' *Released: February 1, 2005 *Label:

, style="text-align:center;", 16 , style="text-align:center;", 69 , style="text-align:center;", 71 , style="text-align:center;", 38 , style="text-align:center;", 45 , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 58 , style="text-align:center;", 4 , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 22 , style="text-align:center;", — , * UK: Gold * NOR: Gold *SWE: Gold , - , 2009 , '' The Crying Light'' *Released: January 19, 2009 *Label: Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", 18 , style="text-align:center;", 33 , style="text-align:center;", 21 , style="text-align:center;", 3 , style="text-align:center;", 4 , style="text-align:center;", 15 , style="text-align:center;", 4 , style="text-align:center;", 4 , style="text-align:center;", 7 , style="text-align:center;", 2 , style="text-align:center;", 65 , , - , 2010 , ''

'' *Released: October 11, 2010 *Label: Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", 28 , style="text-align:center;", 70 , style="text-align:center;", 30 , style="text-align:center;", 20 , style="text-align:center;", 16 , style="text-align:center;", 29 , style="text-align:center;", 10 , style="text-align:center;", 4 , style="text-align:center;", 32 , style="text-align:center;", 9 , style="text-align:center;", 122 , , - , colspan="25" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;", "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. ;Live albums {, class="wikitable" , - ! rowspan="2", Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:240px;", Album details ! colspan="11", Chart peak positions ! style="width:120px;" rowspan="2",

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'' *2nd live release, 1st full-length live album *Label:

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Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

. Hegarty supported and dueted with

Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esotericism, esoteric, philosophy, philosophica ...

and performed eight songs on this release. *Label:

Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and it ...

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Turning Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a non-rotary tool bit, describes a helix toolpath by moving more or less linearly while the workpiece rotates. Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation ...

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Singles and EPs

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Label ! rowspan="2" style="width:140px;", Album
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, - , 1998 , "

Cripple and the Starfish "Cripple and the Starfish" is a song written by Anohni and performed by Antony and the Johnsons, a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. It was initially released on the compilation CD ''God Shave the Queen!'' in 1996. A different ...

" (single) , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", ''

'' , - , 2001 , ''I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy'' (EP)
* "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" /
* "Mysteries of Love" /
* "Soft Black Stars" , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

, , - , 2003 , "Calling for Vanished Faces" /
"Virgin Mary"
(7" Promo split single, 500 copies) , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

, , - , 2004 , '' The Lake'' (EP)
* "The Lake" /
* "Fistful of Love" /
* "The Horror Has Gone" , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;",

, style="text-align:center;", "Fistful of Love" from
''

'' , - , rowspan="2", 2005 , '' Hope There's Someone'' (EP)
* "Hope There's Someone" /
* "Frankenstein" /
* "Just One Star" , style="text-align:center;", 44 , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", "Hope There's Someone" from
''I Am a Bird Now'' , - , '' You Are My Sister'' (EP)
* "You Are My Sister" /
* "Poorest Ear" /
* "Forest of Love" /
* "Paddy's Gone" , style="text-align:center;", 39 , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 190 , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian /

Rough Trade Rough Trade may refer to: * Rough Trade Records, a record label *Rough Trade (shops) Rough Trade is a group of independent record shops in the United Kingdom and the United States with headquarters in London. The first Rough Trade shop was o ...

, style="text-align:center;", "You Are My Sister" from
''I Am a Bird Now'' , - , 2006 , ''I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy'' (EP, reissued) , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", Rebis Music , , - , 2008 , '' Another World'' (EP)
* "Another World" /
* "Crackagen" /
* "Shake That Devil" /
* "Sing for Me" /
* "Hope Mountain" , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 6 , style="text-align:center;", 179 , style="text-align:center;", 36 , style="text-align:center;", AUS No. 31
FIN No. 14
SWE No. 33
ITA No. 10 , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", "Another World" from
'' The Crying Light'' , - , rowspan="2", 2009 , " Epilepsy Is Dancing" (single)
* "Epilepsy Is Dancing" /
* "Where Is My Power?" , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 79 , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", "Epilepsy Is Dancing" from
''The Crying Light'' , - , "

Aeon The word aeon , also spelled eon (in American and Australian English), originally meant "life", "vital force" or "being", "generation" or "a period of time", though it tended to be translated as "age" in the sense of "ages", "forever", "timele ...

" / "Crazy in Love" (Double A-side single)
* "Aeon" /
* "Crazy in Love" (

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

cover) , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", NED No. 14 , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", "Aeon" from
''The Crying Light'' , - , rowspan="2", 2010 , '' Thank You for Your Love'' (EP)
* "Thank You for Your Love" /
* "You Are the Treasure" /
* "My Lord My Love" /
* "Pressing On" (

cover)
* "

Imagine Imagine may refer to: * Imagination Music Albums * ''Imagine'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2008 * ''Imagine'' (Eva Cassidy album), 2002 * ''Imagine'' (Janice Vidal album), 2012 * ''Imagine'' (John Lennon album), 1971 ** ''Imagine: John Lennon' ...

" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

'' , - , ''Swanlights'' (EP)
* "Swanlights" /
* "Find The Rhythm of Your Love" /
* "Kissing No One" /
* "Swanlights" OPN Edit , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian /
Rough Trade , style="text-align:center;", "Swanlights" from
''Swanlights'' , - , 2012 , "Cut the World (live)"
(with

Danish National Chamber Orchestra The Danish Chamber Orchestra ( da, Danmarks Underholdningsorkester) is a chamber orchestra in Denmark. It was the Danish National Chamber Orchestra from 1939 to 2014, when it was under the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). Since 2015, it has bee ...

) (single) , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 188 , style="text-align:center;", NED No. 88 , style="text-align:center;", Secretly Canadian , style="text-align:center;", ''

'' , - , 2013 , "Fistful of Love" , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", — , style="text-align:center;", 58 , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", , style="text-align:center;", ''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antony and the Johnsons Musical groups established in 1998 LGBT-themed musical groups Musical groups from New York (state) Rough Trade Records artists Torch singers People from Chichester Secretly Canadian artists Art pop musicians 1998 establishments in New York City