Cut the World
| Cut the World | ||||
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| Live album by Antony and the Johnsons | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2–3 September 2011 | |||
| Venue |
Koncerthuset (Copenhagen, Denmark) | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 60:42[1] | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Karl Bjerre Skibsted | |||
| Antony and the Johnsons chronology | ||||
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Cut the World is a live album by Antony and the Johnsons, recorded in Copenhagen and released in August 2012.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
| musicOMH |  [4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10[6] |
Cut the World received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Antony and the Johnsons.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cut the World" | 4:19 | |
| 2. | "Future Feminism" | 7:35 | |
| 3. | "Cripple and the Starfish" | Antony and the Johnsons | 5:32 |
| 4. | "You Are My Sister" | I Am a Bird Now | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Swanlights" | Swanlights | 7:18 |
| 6. | "Epilepsy Is Dancing" | The Crying Light | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Another World" | The Crying Light | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Kiss My Name" | The Crying Light | 4:07 |
| 9. | "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" | I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy (EP) | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Rapture" | Antony and the Johnsons | 4:47 |
| 11. | "The Crying Light" | The Crying Light | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Twilight" | Antony and the Johnsons | 6:09 |
Total length: |
60:42 | ||
- The title track "Cut the World" is a new song from Antony that was made for the play The Life and Death of Marina Abramović directed by Robert Wilson and starring Antony, Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe.[7]
- "Future Feminism" is a spoken word track where Antony "discusses his ideas in a speech he made during one of the concerts. Addressing the effects of patriarchy on the global ecology, Antony explores the possibility of shifting towards feminine systems of governance in a gesture to restore our world."[7]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.[8]
- Antony and the Johnsons
- Antony – vocals, arranger
- Thomas Bartlett – piano
- Rob Moose – arranger, conductor
- Maxim Moston – arranger
- Additional
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Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[9] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] | 38 |
| Danish Albums Chart[12] | 31 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[13] | 2 |
| French Albums Chart[14] | 20 |
| German Albums Chart[15] | 27 |
| Irish Albums Chart[16] | 22 |
| Irish Indie Albums Chart[17] | 4 |
| Italian Albums Chart[18] | 25 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[19] | 11 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[20] | 10 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[21] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[22] | 27 |
| UK Albums Chart[23] | 41 |
| UK Indie Albums Chart[24] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums[25] | 42 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". NME. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Secretly Canadian". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Cut the World (CD liner notes). Antony and the Johnsons. Rough Trade Records. 2012. RTRADCD663.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons, Cut The World" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 August 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 9 August 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 06/08/2012 al 12/08/2012" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Productores de Música de España. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company – Cut The World by Antony and the Johnsons Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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