Cut the World

Cut the World
Live album by
Antony and the Johnsons
Released7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)
Recorded2–3 September 2011
VenuesKoncerthuset
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
GenresArt pop, chamber pop, baroque pop
Length60:42[1]
LabelRough Trade
ProducerKarl Bjerre Skibsted
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Swanlights
(2010)		 Cut the World
(2012)		 Turning
(2014)

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

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStarStar[6]
MojoStarStarStarStar[7]
musicOMHStarStarStarStar[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.1/10[10]
PopMatters9/10[11]
The TelegraphStarStarStarStarStar[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.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Cut the World" 4:19
2."Future Feminism" 7:35
3."Cripple and the Starfish"Antony and the Johnsons5:32
4."You Are My Sister"I Am a Bird Now4:20
5."Swanlights"Swanlights7:18
6."Epilepsy Is Dancing"The Crying Light2:57
7."Another World"The Crying Light5:26
8."Kiss My Name"The Crying Light4:07
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 Johnsons4:47
11."The Crying Light"The Crying Light3:21
12."Twilight"Antony and the Johnsons6:09
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
Additional

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 (Official Charts)[26]44
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[27]10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28]28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]27
UK Albums (Official Charts)[30]41
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[31]3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32]42
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[33]15

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "Cut the World [Live] – Antony and the Johnsons". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Sundermann, Eric (7 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons: Cut the World". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Lauren (3 August 2012). "Antony and the Johnsons - Cut the World Rough Trade". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  7. ↑ 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]
  8. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". musicOMH. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". NME. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Pitchfork]. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  11. ↑ 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)
  12. ↑ 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)
  13. 1 2 "Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  14. ↑ 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)
  15. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 32, 2012". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track – Independent Albums: Week 32, 2012". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  24. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Antony and the Johnsons – Cut the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 12/8/2012 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Antony and the Johnsons Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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