- 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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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]