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Anohni and the Johnsons: My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

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On July 7, 2023, “Secretly Canadian” label released “My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross”, the fifth Anohni and the Johnsons (formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Jimmy Hogarth and Anohni.

Personnel:

  • Anohni – vocals, piano
  • Leo Abrahams – guitar
  • Jimmy Hogarth – guitar, mixing
  • Samuel Dixon – bass guitar
  • Chris Vatalaro – drums
  • Martin Slattery – clarinet, piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • William Basinski – saxophone
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Anohni Hegarty.

  1. It Must Change
  2. Go Ahead
  3. Silver of Ice
  4. Can’t
  5. Scapegoat
  6. It’s My Fault
  7. Rest
  8. There Wasn’t Enough
  9. Why Am I Alive Now
  10. You Be Free

Rufus Wainwright: Folkocracy

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On June 2, 2023, “BMG” label released “Folkocracy”, the eleventh Rufus Wainwright album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Val McCallum – guitar
  • Madison Cunningham – guitar
  • Blake Mills – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin
  • Patrick Sauber – banjo
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – banjo
  • Richard Parks – mandolin
  • Steve Amedée – tambourine
  • Patrick Warren – organ
  • Van Dyke Parks – piano, accordion
  • Jacob Mann – piano
  • Mitchell Froom – harpsichord, Mellotron, piano, electric piano 
  • Anna McGarrigle – accordion
  • David Piltch – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Ted Poor – percussion
  • Andrew Bird – violin
  • Madison Cunningham
  • John Legend
  • Susanna Hoffs
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Van Dyke Parks
  • Chris Stills
  • Brandi Carlile
  • Anna McGarrigle 
  • Chaim Tannenbaum
  • Lily Lanken
  • Martha Wainwright
  • Lucy Wainwright Roche
  • Anohni
  • David Byrne
  • Chaka Khan
  • Andrew Bird
  • Chris Stills
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Rob Moose – strings, arrangement
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Alone – Edwan MacColl
  2. Heading for Home – Peggy Seeger
  3. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John E. A Phillips
  4. Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
  5. Shenandoah – traditional
  6. Nacht und Träume – Franz Schubert, Matthäus von Collin
  7. Harvest – Neil Young
  8. Going to a Town – Rufus Wainwright
  9. High on a Rocky Ledge – Louis Hardin
  10. Kaulana Nā Pua – Ellen Keho’ohiwaokalani Wright Prendergast
  11. Hush Little Baby – traditional
  12. Black Gold – Van Dyke Parks
  13. Cotton Eyed Joe – traditional
  14. Arthur McBride – traditional
  15. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional

Hercules And Love Affair: Same

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On March 10, 2008, “DFA” label released the self-titled, debut Hercules and Love Affair studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Goodand Evil”, “Lofish Studios” and “Plantain Studios” in New York City, was produced by Andrew Butler and Tim Goldsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Butler – vocals, keyboards, marimba 
  • Anohni – vocals
  • Kim Ann Foxman – vocals 
  • Nomi – vocals 
  • Andrew Raposo – bass
  • Tyler Pope – bass
  • Andrew Raposo – bass
  • Tyler Pope – bass
  • Kevin Barker – guitar 
  • Eric Broucek – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Morgan Wiley – keyboards 
  • Carter Yasutaki – trumpet
  • Steven Berstein – trumpet
  • Cory King – trombone 
  • Maxim Moston – strings, drum programming
  • Ben Perowsky – drums
  • Tim Goldsworthy – drum programming
  • Chris Castagno – additional engineering
  • Walter Fischbacher – additional engineering
  • Alex Nizich – additional engineering
  • Scott Williams – art direction
  • Ben Guttin – drawings
  • Jason Nocito – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Butler and Anohni, except where noted.

  1. Time Will
  2. Hercules Theme – Andrew Butler, Nomi
  3. You Belong
  4. Athene – Andrew Butler
  5. Blind
  6. Iris – Andrew Butler
  7. Easy
  8. This Is My Love – Andrew Butler
  9. Raise Me Up
  10. True / False, Fake / Real – Abdrew Butler

Hercules and Love Affair: In Amber

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On June 17, 2022, “Skint Records/BMG” label released “In Amber”, the fifth Hercules and Love Affair studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Blackbird Studios” and “Vox Ton” in Berlin and “Dampoort Studios” in Ghent, Belgium.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Butler – vocals, various instruments
  • Anohni – vocals
  • Gilles Demolder – guitar
  • Reinhard Vandergen – mandola, guitar, bass, strings, timpani, strings recording
  • Elin Eyþórsdóttir – vocals, backing vocals
  • Budgie – drums
  • Fitzroy Madsen – saxophone
  • Michael Ungerer – drums recording
  • Francesco Donadello – drums recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Butler, except where noted.

  1. Grace
  2. One – Andy Butler, Anohni
  3. You’ve Won This War
  4. Christian Prayers – Andy Butler, Anohni
  5. Dissociation
  6. Contempt for You – Andy Butler, Anohni
  7. Gates of Separation
  8. Killing His Family – Andy Butler, Anohni
  9. Who Will Save Us – Andy Butler, Anohni
  10. The Eyes of the Father
  11. Poisonous Storytelling – Andy Butler, Anohni
  12. Repent