ANOHNI (F.K.A. Antony) on New LP HOPELESSNESS: “As Different as Could Be From My Previous Work”

ANOHNI (the artist formerly known as Antony Hegarty) has offered an update on HOPELESSNESS, her forthcoming record co-produced with Hudson Mohawke and Oneohtrix Point Never.

In an interview with an Antony message board, she said the record will be out in the spring of 2016. “The record is as different as could be from my previous work,” she said. “I am not sure that many of you who prefer the early chamber music style will enjoy it! It is a dance / experimental electronic record with quite a dark thematic undertow. It is an album I felt very compelled to produce.”

ANOHNI also said the record will have several music videos, and that the live show will be “very unconventional.” “I want to explore my voice as separated from my body, and employ avatars to represent my body,” she said. 

Additionally, she revealed that she has “a plan for a major exhibit of my drawings in Germany next summer.”

Antony also talked about “4 Degrees”, a new song that emerged earlier this year in live performances. “I have grown tired of grieving for humanity, and I also thought I was not being entirely honest by pretending that I am not a part of the problem,” she said. “’4 Degrees’ is kind of a brutal attempt to hold myself accountable, not just valorize my intentions but also reflect on the true impact of my behaviors.”

Read the whole interview here.

Watch Antony perform “4 Degrees” at Primavera Sound Festival:

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