Thank You for Your Love

Antony Hegarty, leader of the art-pop band Antony and the Johnsons, sings a lot about what he wants and needs. These tend to be pretty tall orders. He wants someone to take care of him... after he dies. He wants for your dreams (all your dreams) to come true. He wants to carve a face into the back of the sun. His new EP is another fount of longing, but it's driven by simpler, less metaphysical desires. Now he just wants to thank you for your love, and let you know that "you are the treasure." This directness is mirrored by the instrumentation, which seldom rises above a low-key saunter; by Antony's fluttering but rarely soaring delivery; and by the album cover: something uncomplicated and humble laid bare.