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
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Baroque pop
Length 60:42[1]
Label Rough Trade
Producer Karl Bjerre Skibsted
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Swanlights
(2010)		 Cut the World
(2012)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME(8/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media(8.1/10)[7]

Track listing

  1. "Cut the World" – 4:19
  2. "Future Feminism" – 7:35
  3. "Cripple and the Starfish" – 5:32
  4. "You Are My Sister" – 4:20
  5. "Swanlights" – 7:18
  6. "Epilepsy Is Dancing" – 2:57
  7. "Another World" – 5:26
  8. "Kiss My Name" – 4:07
  9. "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" – 4:51
  10. "Rapture" – 4:47
  11. "The Crying Light" – 3:21
  12. "Twilight" – 6:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from Cut the World album liner notes.[8]

Antony and the Johnsons
Additional
  • Shaun MacDonald – administration
  • Nico Muhly – arranger
  • Daniel Murphy – layout
  • Ossian Ryner – engineer, mixing
  • Karl Bjerre Skibsted – producer
  • Robert Wilson – director (1)

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 24
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 8
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11] 38
Danish Albums Chart[12] 31
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 2
French Albums Chart[14] 20
German Albums Chart[15] 27
Irish Albums Chart[16] 22
Irish Indie Albums Chart[17] 4
Italian Albums Chart[18] 25
Norwegian Albums Chart[19] 11
Spanish Albums Chart[20] 10
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 28
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 27
UK Albums Chart[23] 41
UK Indie Albums Chart[24] 3
US Independent Albums[25] 42

References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Cut the World – Antony and the Johnsons". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 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. ↑ Cut the World (CD liner notes). Antony and the Johnsons. Rough Trade Records. 2012. RTRADCD663.
  9. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons, Cut The World" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 9 August 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 9 August 2012". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 06/08/2012 al 12/08/2012" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Productores de Música de España. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut The World". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "The Official Charts Company – Cut The World by Antony and the Johnsons Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  24. ↑ "2012 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  25. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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