• ' Released: 7 October 2008 • 'Epilepsy Is Dancing' Released: 26 April 2009 • ' Released: 3 August 2009 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating (A-) (8/10) (8.6/10) The Crying Light is ' third studio album and the follow-up to the band's widely acclaimed second LP,. The album was released on 19 January 2009, and preceded by lead single, ', released through on 7 October 2008. The Crying Light features orchestral arrangements by and. The album was released digitally in advance of the release. Some pre-orders contained an alternate version of 'Another World'. Pre-orders of the physical album from Antony's official website facilitated a full album download, including bonus track 'My Lord My Love', a week prior to the official release.
The album peaked in the Billboard European Top 100 at Number 1. Antony has described the theme of the album as being 'about landscape and the future.' Ann Powers wrote of The Crying Light for the online, “It's the most personal environmentalist statement possible, making an unforeseen connection between queer culture's and the green movement. Del Amitri Twisted Rarlab. As music, it's simply exquisite – more controlled and considered than anything Antony and the Johnsons have done and sure to linger in the minds of listeners.' Contents • • • • • Tours [ ] In anticipation of The Crying Light, Antony and the Johnsons scheduled 7 symphony concerts in 2008, including at the Barbican with the London Symphony Orchestra and at Disney Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. These concerts were conducted by Jim Holmes and Rob Moose, with scores arranged by Nico Muhly.
Antony and the Johnsons toured throughout North America and Europe in support of The Crying Light between February and June 2009. Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition. Antony then went on to present a unique staging of 'The Crying Light' in collaboration with the Manchester Camerata (conducted by Rob Moose) at the Manchester Opera House for the 2009. Game Genie Codes For Snes9x Emulator For Pc. The concert hall was transformed into a crystal cave constructed by Carl Robertshaw and filled with laser effects created by installation artist in collaboration with lighting designer Paul Normandale. Antony and the Johnsons have gone on to present concerts with symphonies across Europe in Summer 2009, including with the Opera Orchestra of Lyon, the Metropole Orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta and the Montreux Jazz Festival Orchestra.
Artwork [ ] The album's cover artwork features a 1977 photograph of dancer, by Naoya Ikegami. Antony said of the image: 'The Crying Light is dedicated to the great dancer Kazuo Ohno. In performance I watched him cast a circle of light upon the stage, and step into that circle, and reveal the dreams and reveries of his heart. He seemed to dance in the eye of something mysterious and creative; with every gesture he embodied the child and the feminine divine. He's kind of like my art parent.'