Cut the World

Cut the World
Live album by Antony and the Johnsons
Released 7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)
Recorded 2–3 September 2011
Venue Koncerthuset
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
Length 60:42[1]
Label Rough Trade
Producer Karl Bjerre Skibsted
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Swanlights
(2010)		 Cut the World
(2012)		 Turning
(2014)

Cut the World is a live album by Antony and the Johnsons, recorded in Copenhagen and released in August 2012.[1]

In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[2] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[7]

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".[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Anohni.

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Cut the World" 4:19
2."Future Feminism" 7:35
3."Cripple and the Starfish"Antony and the Johnsons5:32
4."You Are My Sister"I Am a Bird Now4:20
5."Swanlights"Swanlights7:18
6."Epilepsy Is Dancing"The Crying Light2:57
7."Another World"The Crying Light5:26
8."Kiss My Name"The Crying Light4:07
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 Johnsons4:47
11."The Crying Light"The Crying Light3:21
12."Twilight"Antony and the Johnsons6:09
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.[8]
  • "Future Feminism" is a spoken word track where Antony "discusses [her] ideas in a speech [she] 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."[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.[9]

Antony and the Johnsons
  • Antony – vocals, arranger
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano
  • Rob Moose – arranger, conductor
  • Maxim Moston – arranger
Additional

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 38
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 31
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 22
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[18] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 44
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 41
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 42

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/node/163
  3. 1 2 "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". NME. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Secretly Canadian". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Cut the World (CD liner notes). Antony and the Johnsons. Rough Trade Records. 2012. RTRADCD663.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 32, 2012". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track – Independent Albums: Week 32, 2012". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  25. ↑ "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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