8.9
Avg Score
10
Opinions
#222
All Time
10
Tracks
“On her first album since 2016’s hollowed out electronic lament, Hopelessness, and the first using the “and the Johnsons” moniker in more than a decade, Anohni continues to soundtrack oppression, loss and alienation with heart-aching precision. The presentation has shifted, however: made with British producer Jimmy Hogarth (Duffy, Amy Winehouse), songs such as lead single It Must Change and Can’t a”
“On her first album with the Johnsons in 13 years, ANOHNI fashions a masterpiece about trans survival in the wake of ecocide, alienation, prejudice and violence”
“It’s head-turning, but returning to her ‘& The Johnsons’ suffix is also full of purpose, like everything ANOHNI does. This original moniker was first adopted in the early ’90s, when ANOHNI was a member of Blacklips, a New York drag collective that operated far away from the ‘daylight culture’ of the city. Then, she was more drawn to freakish visual art and ragged live performance. The songs came a”
“After 13 years, Anohni gets the band back together for a soulful and intense record that provides a safe place to grieve nothing less than the destruction of the planet.”
“Artist protests injustice and climate change, explores personal strife, and mourns Lou Reed, on powerful new album”
“ANOHNI inspects the intergenerational effort in achieving freedom on My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross”
