
10 Songs, 35 Minutes

I Am a Bird Now Antony & The Johnsons
EDITORS’ NOTES
“Hope there’s someone who’ll take care of me/when I die, will I go?” That opening flutter of Anonhi’s (formerly known as Antony Hegarty) extraordinary vibrato was all it took to seduce listeners—and the 2005 Mercury Prize judges. What follows is a record of baby bird fragile beauty, with “Hope There’s Someone” the totemic standout but sumptuous pain at every turn. “For Today I Am a Boy” is soulful and powerful, Boy George majestic on heart-stopping duet “You Are my Sister,” and the cabaret pianos and brass of “Fistful of Love” stirringly defiant.
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Hope There's Someone
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My Lady Story
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For Today I Am a Boy
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Man Is the Baby
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You Are My Sister
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What Can I Do?
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Fistful of Love
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Spiralling
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Free At Last
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Bird Guhl
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