- 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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[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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RomeoM.Sep 8, 2005Beautiful & gorgeous...:)
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GabrielaCDec 5, 2005best album of the year... sublime is the word, absolutely overwhelming, beautiful, haunting and poweful
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JimBMar 9, 2005simply astonishing!!!
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JohnSMay 3, 2005A very beautiful way of presenting unconventional and often wrongly overlooked topics
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robbbbbbJul 20, 2005Best male voice I've heard since Jeff Buckley. Less swooping than Jeff, but more lovely; amazing balance to have such naked emotion without falling into excess a la Meatloaf and other overwrought big voiced singers.
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EdBSep 8, 2005
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andredOct 17, 2005Hoping beyond hope that this album wasn't WEIRD or BIZARRE or HERMAPHRODITIC or AN INSULT TO THE KAISER CHIEFS (because what, after all, could possibly be worse than that) I engaged an open mind and found an original, moving new sound. You can do it too maybe, unless your box of convention interferes with your ability to hear and feel.
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AllenFOct 8, 2005Definately the most beautiful album of 05. Antony's voice is angelic, and the music is just intoxicating. Keep up the good work Antony!
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PeterGFeb 22, 2005Amazing album. Great guests. Tender and sweet. Just look at the album cover.
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BrackishJun 15, 2005A great record. More positive than his first. A masterpiece.
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TykeCJun 28, 2005i think this album is kinda paralyzing in its beauty
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BlazMJul 26, 2005This is an excellent album, Antony's voice being the clear standout. Beautiful and haunting, doesn't let you down even on repeated listenings. Thanks to CocoRosie and Devendra Banhart for discovering another true gem in the world of pop mediocrity :))
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jeffreychristSep 2, 2005
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anarSep 20, 2005This is the best thing i ever heard in my all life. ... no music, no lyrics, no performance, no voice, no city, no bird, no nothing ever touchet me the way Antony and the johnsons did. God bless u Antony
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TomSSep 4, 2005Words can't descibe how amazing his voice is. On that alone this is worth 10 out of 10.
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KlausFSep 6, 2005
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JohnLJan 31, 2006There are few voices that effect me so much- Ian Curtis, Morrissey, Thom Yorke, and now Antony. Fantastic album.
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JonathanCJan 5, 2006Simply awesome
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MichaelWJan 6, 2006Would have never thought a voice like Antony's could affect me so much
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catherinepMar 1, 2006he is the best. with a beautiful voice he turns their musics wonderful.
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MattBMar 4, 2006Bizarre how so many people say this is "overrated". Look at all the 10s. People love this album. It moves people. It moved me from the the opening chord to the end. Less deserving of the Mercury Award than the Kaiser Chiefs?!! Give me a break! Have you no hearts OR souls?
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paulApr 8, 2006not always easy to listen to. different . intriging and in parts truely amazing
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StevanRNov 11, 2005The Best Thing I Heard This Year
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OrinocoADec 26, 2005Not always, but if the mood is right...
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kitamDec 3, 2005went to his Glasgow gig. was totally enveloped. like never before....even managed to shake his hand at the end and have a wee word with him. his whole persona is exquisite.
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garycOct 23, 2005Album of the year. Album of the decade? Antony is a genius!
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AlexeyAOct 28, 2005Damn. I didn't expect this album to be that great. "I Am A Bird Now" - is an album of the year, it's a record full of sadness and beauty, so simple and difficult at the same time. Antony's voice should be heared to be believed. One of the best records of the decade.
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dongOct 9, 2005Evocative of a time gone by; Antony's vocals echo the gay 70's torch songs that belted from Juke boxes in and around the Schoneberg district.
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michaelpFeb 20, 2005soaring throught tears, wonder and pure joy, i find myself speachless.....Antony has said it all, for now....
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richardtorontoFeb 25, 2005The only drawback to this cd is how short it is.
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EddieFeb 9, 2005poetic and heart-felt.
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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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CharlesMMar 6, 2005Awsome!
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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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BarryCApr 30, 2005God, where did this come from?
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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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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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StevenLMay 4, 2005Outstanding
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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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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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ChrisjTJul 3, 2005Whether he seems to be singing for me, everyone or for himself, his languid, melancholic voice is always mesmerising, powerfully emotive and transcendental in its beauty - a rare and special talent!
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BenjiAug 10, 2005I heard this on radio 1, it caught my attention without me really liking it. The next time I heard it I fell in love with it. The best album I have bought in the last 10 years. Some of the subjects dealt with are a little alien to me, but musically this is audacious and fantastic, I'd recommend it to everyone. Class
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MightyMouseAug 23, 2005
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siAug 4, 2005this album has become one of my favorites and i kthink will stay that way for a long time.
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AlanBSep 11, 2005Absolutly Fantastic!!!!!!!!
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CharlesNSep 12, 2005
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JasonVSep 24, 2005
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TimRSep 28, 2005best album since kid a
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birdgSep 30, 2005nadrealni, postapokalipti?ni gotski kabare... plo?a izvan svih
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andysJan 23, 2006stunningly beautiful
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joshcJan 7, 2006so pretty.
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IvanFFeb 11, 2006It must be a 7,because we all know what Mont Everest is, but trully beautiful, maybe he used to listen 1st Roxy Music album...
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karenpFeb 8, 2006best music i have heard for years and i am 49
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JohnOApr 22, 2006Like nothing i've heard before. Fascinating vocals, with a live, unplugged feel. Quite amazing!
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MichelNLFeb 7, 2007
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MaikenJun 5, 2007I just can't believe how beautiful this album is. It's .. stunning. I just don't have words.
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JanJul 21, 2007An outstanding beautiful voice, very good instrumentalists and some unbelievable touching lyrics. I like to listen to this songs a real lot from time to time. 10 points from me.
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AaronEOct 17, 2005Beautiful and haunting, i've never heard a voice like this before. If you enjoy the warbling vibrato of Devendra Banhart, listen to Antony, the true master. HIs beautiful floating voice is complimented by the piano dancing languidly under his fingertips.
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KopieKatDec 1, 2005I hate people who start giving bad ratings just because others think it's awesome. If you're just some whining bitch who doesn't like the music without a reason, then shut up! Awesome record here by the way. Still leaves me speecless...
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louispDec 1, 2005
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MitchellSDec 12, 2005My favourite album of 2005. Understand that it's not for everyone give it a chance though. Don't get hung up on the voice, you'll not notice it once you've got into it.
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MarcinUKDec 20, 2005Briliant, moving, beautyfull...I've bought 4 copies to present my friends on Xmas!
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MichaelBDec 2, 2005
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RaulJuliaDec 26, 2005awesome. this cd has called out the homophobes. scatter you cockroaches.
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LottieEDec 20, 2005This is not only music, it is also politics. Here we have a man who dares be truly "feminine" and vulnerable and still he is truly a man. Ths music and the image is new and fresh. Innovative.
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chriskFeb 17, 2005Easily one of the best albums of the year or any year.
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SydneyFeb 20, 2005desperately beautiful
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TimGFeb 22, 2005jesus I nearly cried after about the first ten seconds. Antony has the most amazing voice that gets right at you and you'll love this album after the first listen.
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AliKFeb 23, 2005best album this year with You are My Sister the standout track
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PredragMMar 21, 2005Unforgettable voice!
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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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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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CraigLApr 12, 2005
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thldaApr 16, 2005Exquisite, Simply Beautiful
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AntonioAApr 24, 2005sunshine for heart and soul
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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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GlenPApr 8, 2005emotive, uncertain, souless. he needs faith.
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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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PaulBJun 18, 2005Stunning; hard to imagine that anyone wouldn't be moved by this.
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LucySJun 23, 2005beautiful
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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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jyotirmayadJul 22, 2005Beautiful writing; the voice takes getting used to; boring in some areas; beautiful melodies; I dislike about 2 or 3 of these songs, but I have to agree with the praises -- a unique artist at the top of his gay.
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JBAug 15, 2005Absolutely amazing....
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SeyHaSAug 17, 2005An intimate and emotive meditation on the frailty of life, especially in the yearnings of childhood and the bleak prospect of death. This album has succeeded through both voice and music and is one of the rarest moments when it can transcend the sound and offer much more.
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DavidMAug 19, 2005
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salomeySep 2, 2005still my album of the year beautifully done it all fits together (singing, music, songs, arrangements) through sheer beauty excellent, excellent
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VincentHSep 24, 2005A Classic; nothing else needs to be said.
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RicardoPSep 5, 2005An impressive voice, that flys like an angel, a big angel with a voice from heaven, that only in 30 years we will hear another again. The right colaborations to the perfect album.
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robinfOct 16, 2006A miracle !
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DavidWFeb 16, 2006An album that stops your blood flowing lest you miss one word or phrase from that incredible voice.
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JuanAntonioAFeb 5, 2006From Diamanda Galás it did not listen to a voice that affected so much to me. The two last musical decades are saved by these voices. Will be essential for the history of music.
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AdolfoGMar 21, 2006Original, profundamente bello Una instrumentacion delicada que ensambla magistralmente con unas voces increibles
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anthonybMar 22, 2006this album is amazing! there is no other artist like this. antony coveys all of his omtions through song, it is entrancing and beautiful....this album is a must have!
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AmandaMar 24, 2006This album brings tears to my eyes every time. Also makes me smile like crazy.
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MarkBMar 24, 2006Amazing vocals! A must have for everyone! an absolute 10
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seamusmMar 28, 2006Singular voice that arcs high like a nightingale in flight. A lovely record. Check it out.
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BronWMay 28, 2006Challenging, haunting and beautiful, it sends tingles down my spine every time. Ignore the killjoys, not all music is supposed to be easy. This is gorgeous stuff.
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seanAug 31, 2006Easily the best album of 2005. Hands down. This is music that will take you on a journey to a place above yourself if you let it. Hope There Is Someone and Bird Gurl are the two best songs of 2005. BUY THIS ALBUM!
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BernadetteDApr 17, 2007All of the people who hated this album had nothing constructive to say>Criticism is supposed to be constructive,not just ignorant drivel.You all must be emotionally barren and bereft.This album is the best thing ever.Antonys voice would make you cry.For the person who claimed he could sing like antony if he wanted to;I don't think so mate,not in a million years.
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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]