Antony and The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now Record Store Day pop and dub – Lydon

pop and dub – Lydon guided the band from their debut album First Issue in 1978 through to 1992’s That What Is Not

“I don't really see us as a ‘rock band’ and working with Kenny [Beats] freed us of the idea of genre

” says Lindström

make a very timely return with the release of their brand new album “Protest Songs – 1924 -2012”

Antony and The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now Record Store Day pop and dub – LydonAntony and the Johnsons' second full length recording, (and Mercury Award wiining) is the haunting and affecting I Am a Bird Now a far more intimate affair than their debut. Antony's bluesy parlor room cadence is more upfront here, resulting in a listening experience that's both exhilarating and disquieting. "Hope There's Someone" is a sombre opener, and its plea for companionship, augmented by a sparse piano vocal arrangement that rises into the air