I know i'm not blowing any indie music snobs minds or really anyone's mind with this. In fact, this group really doesn't need shout outs from anyone because they are already a household name in Britain and Europe, have appeared on David Letterman, in the NY Times (but so have Pelican for that matter..), and on NPR but in case you haven't heard this, here's Anthony and the Johnsons. It really is some of the most striking music I've heard lately. LIke another breakout singer of the past years, Joanna Newsome, He/She has an unearthly voice, but this is totally different. It's completely melodramatic and self-indulgant, like "Mother I Can Feel the Soil Falling Over My Head" times a thousand. Antony seems to be an incredible mimic, from song to song you may think you are listening to Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, Chet Baker, etc. And there's a black, apocalyptic air about the whole thing that some people might find addictive.

here are some MP3 links (that i've just realized are only irritatingly short samples, but... im too lazy to change the links now)

Hope There's Someone

Spiraling (feat. Devendra "the kind of hippie i want to see burning" Banhart)

For Today I am a Buoy