New Antony and the Johnsons Album, Tour Info

     MUSIC NEWS - Cabaret-pop act Antony and the Johnsons have revealed album and tour info, including the cover art (at right) for the new release, "The Crying Light", their third studio album.  Following a natural progression from the Another World EP, the album art features a 1977 portrait of renowned Butoh dancer, Kazuo Ohno, taken by Naoya Ikegami in Tokyo.  Ohno is shown reaching towards light, his striking visage and reclined posture echoing elements of cradle and the grave. Life, death, and transcendence are effectively invoked in one image. Of the new release Antony says, "My new album "The Crying Light" is dedicated to the great dancer Kazuo Ohno. In performance I watched him cast a circle of light upon the stage, and step into that circle, and reveal the dreams and reveries of his heart".   The band, mainly a vehicle for lead singer Antony Hegarty, will then tour in 2009, visiting fourteen North American cities in February, kicking off February 2 in Glenside, PA, then heading overseas for a run of dates across Europe and the UK (Euro dates still tbd).  American dates are included below.  "The Crying Light" is due to be released on Secret Canadian Records,  January 20. The album (and the "Another World" EP that surfaced in October) follow the 2005 critically acclaimed "I Am a Bird Now," which earned Hegarty the much regarded UK Mercury Music Prize .  Hegarty also collaborated on some tracks last year with Bjork, including her recent single "Dull Flame of Desire," which arrived in September.

Antony and the Johnsons tour itinerary-

 

February 2009
2 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
3 - Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
4 - Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre
7 - Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
8 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
12 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
13 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
14 - Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
17 - Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
19, 20 - New York, NY - Town Hall
22 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
24 - San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center
27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
28 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

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Hi 'MNN',

On behalf of Rough Trade / Beggars Digital, Secretly Canadian and Antony & The Johnsons, many thanks for plugging "The Crying Light" (street date 21st January) ... .. thanks, also, on behalf of the labels and artist for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Another World” is available for fans and bloggers to link to / post / host etc via the artist’s MySpace ... .. check-out www.myspace.com/antonyandthejohnsons and www.antonyandthejohnsons.com for details on “The Crying Light” and the artist’s 2008/09 shows … .. you can also view official A&TJ videos at www.youtube.com/secretlyjag and, for details of further preview material and pre-release promotions, keep an eye on these official sources.

Thanks again for your plug.

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