Cut the World
| Cut the World | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2–3 September 2011 | |||
| Venues | Koncerthuset (Copenhagen, Denmark) | |||
| Genres | Art pop, chamber pop, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 60:42 | |||
| 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.
In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| The Irish Times | |
| Mojo |  |
| musicOMH | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| PopMatters | 9/10 |
| The Telegraph | |
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".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Anohni.
| 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 Anohni that was made for the play The Life and Death of Marina Abramović directed by Robert Wilson and starring Anohni, Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe.
- "Future Feminism" is a spoken word track where Anohni "discusses [her] ideas in a speech [she] made during one of the concerts. Addressing the effects of patriarchy on the global ecology, Anohni explores the possibility of shifting towards feminine systems of governance in a gesture to restore our world."
Personnel
Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.
- Antony and the Johnsons
- Antony Hegarty – vocals, arranger
- Thomas Bartlett – piano
- Rob Moose – arranger, conductor
- Maxim Moston – arranger
- Additional
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Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 38 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 31 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 2 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 20 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 27 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 22 |
| Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) | 4 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 25 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 11 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 44 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae) | 10 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 27 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 41 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 42 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) | 15 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Sundermann, Eric (7 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Murphy, Lauren (3 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons - Cut the World Rough Trade". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ↑ The four songs drawn from eco-themed album The Crying Light gain particular vitality.... The other major beneficiaries of Muhly and co.'s top notch orchestral work art Antony's earliest songs. [Aug 2012, p.82]
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". musicOMH. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". NME. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Pitchfork]. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Chiola, Enio (6 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Brown, Helen (3 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons, Cut the World, review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 "Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Cut the World (CD liner notes). Antony and the Johnsons. Rough Trade Records. 2012. RTRADCD663.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 32, 2012". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. Retrieved 4 September 2012. [dead link]
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- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
