Antony & The Johnsons - The Art Of Antony And The Johnsons/Swanlights

Regular CD version being released through Rough Trades usual distribution channels. Beautiful, lush art coupled with song lyrics rendered in Antony's artful style. This will make a great gift for fans as well as art and music lovers alike. Antony Hegarty, lead singer of the crtitically acclaimed band Antony and the Johnsons, presents his debut book collection of art - a gorgeous combination of visual art, song lyrics and other various mediums (painting, drawing, photography and collage) that inform each other and provide an interesting commentary on Antony's music, his own personal mythology and gender identity issues. The book will be packaged with Antony's latest cd "Swanlights" which will be releasing simultaneously. Antony Hegarty is the lead singer of his band, Antony and the Johnsons. Their debut album I AM A BIRD NOW was named album of the year by MOJO and he received the pestigious Mercury Prize. His visual art was the subject of a recent solo show in London. He has an installation/art performance at MOMA at the end of 2010. The first art book by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, one of today's most captivating and experimental musicians.  Antony is a wonderful artist with an active fan base. He's the darling of music magazines and blogs and a musical icon in the UK and throughout Europe. He received the prestigious Mercury Prize in the UK and won best album of the year at the MOJO awards. Antony's I AM A BIRD NOW sold over 200,000 in the UK. Cumulative album sales are over 300,000 in the UK and 400,000 in Europe. CD INCLUDED: Antony wants to include his latest album release in the book. This means the album will be releasing simultaneously in stores along with the book in Autumn 2010.

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