Review: Antony And The Johnsons - Antony and the Johnsons

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t's been three-and-a-half years since Antony Hegarty and pals released their exceptional sophomore album I Am a Bird Now. With more guest appearances than an episode of The Love Boat, it's a surprisingly low-key mood piece given it also announced the full-blown arrival of one of the most unique vocalists in pop music. Hegarty's androgynous trembling brogue has been compared to Bryan Ferry and Nina Simone, but those comparisons are inadequate (as such comparisons almost always are) and Hegarty's voice has simply got to be heard to be believed. Luckily, that's easily done, since he followed Bird with all sorts...