Antony and the Johnsons "The Crying Light" (2009)

The Crying Light
release date: Jan. 20, 2009
format: digital (10 x File, FLAC)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,82]
producer: Antony Hegarty
label Secretly Canadian - nationality: USA

Track highlights: 1. "Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground" (4 / 5) - 2. "Epilepsy Is Dancing" (4 / 5) - 3. "One Dove" - 4. "Kiss My Name" (4 / 5) - 6. "Another World" - 7. "Daylight and the Sun" - 9. "Dust and Water" - 10. "Everglade"

3rd studio album by Antony and the Johnsons is yet another strong release. Stylistically, it's like a new chapter to the brilliant I Am a Bird Now (2005), only, there's a more subtle tone or obscure sentiment giong on here as a turn to a more lyrical content.

The album has been met by positive reviews and it's perhaps seen as the band's peak. I only find that it contains a few fillers without the same high quality, but perhaps I just don't get the intimate message, and then tracks #1, #2, and #4 are still all worth this album.
The front cover features a 1977 photograph by Naoya Ikegami of iconic butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5, Pitchfork 8,6 / 10, Los Angeles Times, Uncut, 👍NME 4 / 5, Spin 3,5 / 5 stars ]