- Record Label: Secretly Canadian / Rough Trade
- Release Date: Feb 1, 2005
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Universal acclaim- based on 271 Ratings
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Positive: 229 out of 271
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Mixed: 12 out of 271
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Negative: 30 out of 271
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PaulBJun 18, 2005Stunning; hard to imagine that anyone wouldn't be moved by this.
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scepticJun 17, 2005Best album of 2005. Stunning. Emotional. Powerful. Quote: Matthew W "i could without a doubt sing the same way.". Well do it then. Or shut up. And next time, listen to the album yourself instead of playing it to your mother-brother.
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BrackishJun 15, 2005A great record. More positive than his first. A masterpiece.
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ScottJun 9, 2005There has never been an album that has moved me as deeply as this album. There has never been an artist who was capable of making me wanting to hold someone, and cry tears of joy at the same time. Get this album, and be blown away. Matthew W cannot sing like this, nor can anyone else. This is a truly unique voice that needs to be experienced.
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LawrencePJun 3, 2005They a moments in this LP that will make me cry and I don't think I have ever been happier in my life.
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ToddSJun 1, 2005Utterly spellbinding and gorgeous. "You Are My Sister" is the standout track but the whole album is haunting and deeply moving.
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TiagoRMay 19, 2005Probably the best album of 2005!!! 5 stars!!!
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JohnnyK.May 13, 2005
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SusieAMay 5, 2005This album is amazing. I heard For Today I Am A Boy on the radio and instantly had to buy it. Antony's voice is hypnotic, and I cannot stop listening to him.
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StevenLMay 4, 2005Outstanding
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JohnSMay 3, 2005A very beautiful way of presenting unconventional and often wrongly overlooked topics
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AndrewLBMay 2, 2005This album is hauntingly hypnotizing. The intensity of emotion in the lyrics and music is captivating. I keep listening to this album over and over again. I would drive 100 miles to hear this artist live in concert. I was turned on to this album by the NPR review that I happened to hear by chance.
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FranAMay 2, 2005I was transfixed when I first heard Antony played on Radio 1. I felt awe at the emotion heard in Antony's unique voice and lyrics - amazing!
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BarryCApr 30, 2005God, where did this come from?
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markApr 29, 2005i had never heard of antony and the johnsons until yesterday on radio 1. he made me stop what i was doing and listen, that hasn't happened for a long time. what a voice
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AntonioAApr 24, 2005sunshine for heart and soul
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PaulSApr 23, 2005Very Good but not Excellent as first album )
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thldaApr 16, 2005Exquisite, Simply Beautiful
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CraigLApr 12, 2005
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DeanApr 11, 2005I'm not really into my tenors, but this album really is very very good. Can't say it'll start off a whole movement, but it certainly makes a nice change.
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GlenPApr 8, 2005emotive, uncertain, souless. he needs faith.
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[Anonymous]Apr 1, 2005Upon hearing a couple of clips, I hated this at first. But after listening to the full album, Antony won me over. His voice takes some getting used to, but the glam influences and strong melodies make this sucker hold up. If you don't mind hyper-dramatic pop music, give it a shot.
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ArethusaMar 22, 2005I absolutely adore this album. The lyrics and the music would sound saccharine and overly dramatic with anyone else except Antony, whose voice really is the leading instrument in this band. I've just discovered them with this album and I can't get enough. I think it's one of those polarising records that you'll either love or won't.
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BjarneBoy.Mar 22, 2005This is the best cd I have heard in years. Antonys voice is SO beautiful ...
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PredragMMar 21, 2005Unforgettable voice!
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claraeMar 19, 2005this album had a visceral effect on me. i knew it was going to be good, but it surpassed my expectations. cathartic, intimate, vibrant, sorrowful, hopeful... this string of adjectives seems redundant though. go buy it. & if you dont like it the first time, play it again. and if you still dont like it then i dunno. check your pulse.
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CharlotteCMar 15, 2005This album is brillaint, it might not be that amazing when you first listen to it, but once you re-listen to it, it touches the heart and soul... It is truely amazing, definitely worth buying in my eyes.
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JimBMar 9, 2005simply astonishing!!!
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JasonFMar 8, 2005His voice and music has an aching and melancholic beauty. Best album so far this year. I know it is a differnt kind of music, but this makes Bright Eye's lastest album(s), though very good, seem sophmoric.
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JohnoMar 7, 2005Impressive stuff. Great songs. Great set of mates too. Shame his voice is so annoying after a while.
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Awards & Rankings
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Haunting and affecting.
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For what it lacks in consistency, I Am A Bird Now gains in being, even at its most tedious of moments, an interesting and thematically compelling listen.
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Entertainment WeeklyIt could have been mawkish, but the sentiments--and Antony's trembling falsetto--are so honest, you love it despite your jaded self. [4 Feb 2005, p.133]