Cut the World
2012 live album by Antony and the Johnsons
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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]
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2–3 September 2011 | |||
| Venue | Koncerthuset (Copenhagen, Denmark) | |||
| Genre | Art pop, chamber pop, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 60:42[1] | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Karl Bjerre Skibsted | |||
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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
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| The Irish Times | [6] |
| Mojo |  [7] |
| musicOMH | [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[11] |
| The Telegraph | [12] |
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 are written by Anohni.
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 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.[13]
- "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."[13]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.[14]
- 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)[15] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 38 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] | 31 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 2 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 20 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 27 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] | 22 |
| Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[23] | 4 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] | 25 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] | 11 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] | 44 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[27] | 10 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)ERROR in "UK": Missing parameters: artist.[30] | 41 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[31] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32] | 42 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[33] | 15 |