a new phenomenon? a new artist? for people like us it’s hard to believe if a god exists….

Antony, the proudly androgynous front man, is a blazing star of emotion. His stunning voice is capable of restrained beauty, hall filling depths and powerful, soaring highs wherever necessary. The skilled 10 piece orchestra breathes melodramatic life around and into Antony’s words and piano with an array of strings and winds, gentle guitars and drums. The sound is organic and full, the songs well written and composed throughout … artsy, but not pretentiously so, much like Dirty Three or Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. There are no duds, a nice flow and a well balanced variety of tempos and moods within individual songs and the album as a whole. This is a gorgeous piece of work, especially for a debut album, that approaches perfection. The only thing that might possibly help to make it more perfect would simply be more since it’s only a little over half an hour long.

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