Release date: 07-10-2010

2010 UK 11-track vinyl LP - While 'I Am a Bird Now' is compelling in its vulnerability and 'The Crying Light' is a masterpiece of austerity, 'Swanlights' may be Antony's most wide-rangingly emotional work to date. It is a record that is at moments heartbreakingly tender, and at other times has a joyful gleam to its teeth. Unlike previous work, which was often quite sparsely voiced, on 'Swanlights' the vines in the garden are overgrown and the sound palette has become more exotic; strange percussive elements, John Cale-esque string drones, heavily distorted guitars and symphonic winds and strings thread the song cycle together. Includes the single 'Thank You For Your Love' plus 'Flétta', Antony's duet with BJORK

Tracks:
01. Everything Is New
02. The Great White Ocean
03. Ghost
04. I'm In Love
05. Violetta
06. Swanlights
07. The Spirit Was Gone
08. Thank You For Your Love
09. Flétta - featuring BJORK
10. Salt Silver Oxygen
11. Christina's Farm

While I Am A Bird was arresting in its simplicity and vision and The Crying Light is a masterpiece of austerity, Swanlights may be Antony's most wide-ranging emotional work to date. It is a record that is at moments excruciating and tender, and at other times has a wicked gleam to its teeth. Musically it's the most maximal of his work to date. Whereas on The Crying Light, Antony paired everything back to its most distilled and essential, on Swanlights the vines have become overgrown and the sound palette has become more exotic, strange percussive elements, John Cale-esque string drones, heavily distorted guitars and symphonic voicings thread the song cycle together.