Antony Hegarty

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Interview: Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair

On wanting the song, not just the sound
Making dance music that's fun is serious business — especially if you make it your life's work, like Andy Butler, main man/svengali behind Hercules and Love Affair.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | July 29, 2010

Slow emotion

John Cunningham’s songs are worth the wait
Whatever happened to good old-fashioned reflection?
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | January 12, 2010

Flying Machines | Flying Machines

Meteor (2009)
It really is a bitch nowadays for young musicians not only to come up with their own voice but to do so in a way that will draw attention. One can go the petulant-brat route, banking on notoriety to lead to eventual absolution through some sort of awesome catharsis.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | October 21, 2009

Marianne Faithfull | Easy Come Easy Go

Decca (2009)
The CD cover is deceptively retro Sinatra: here's Marianne encased in a lady's tux in front of a vintage microphone with "Easy" twice on the title and the subtitle "12 Songs for Music Lovers."
By GUSTAVO TURNER | March 23, 2009

Heavenly host

Antony and the Johnsons, live at Berklee Performance Center, February 22, 2009
Perhaps it's due to the delicate gentility of his demeanor, or the soft warble of his signature trill, but Antony Hegarty tends to be described in the airiest of terms.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | February 26, 2009

A voice from on high

The second coming of Antony and the Johnsons
On his new album The Crying Light, Antony Hegarty lifts his voice without raising it.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | February 18, 2009

Y'all come back now . . .

Diminishing returns in 2009
I've always liked the idea of there being some weight to the "nines," meaning: if you're a year, and you're going to perch yourself at the very edge of a decade, you'd better be ready to represent.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | December 31, 2008