Ahead of the October 12 release date for Antony and the Johnsons’ forthcoming, Björk-guesting Swanlights LP, Antony Hegarty will release a 5-track EP, dubbed (presumably after the full-length’s first single) Thank You For Your Love. In addition to the titular track, the EP includes a recording of The Crying Light bonus cut “My Lord My Love,” new song “You Are The Treasure,” and covers of Bob Dylan’s “Pressing On” and John Lennon’s “Imagine.”
Though the Lennon cover is no big surprise, given Hegarty’s past duets with Yoko Ono and at least one previous Beatles cover, the choice of Dylan’s “Pressing On” off his 1980 gospel album Saved caught me off guard. (Perhaps Antony enjoyed actor Christian Bale’s rendition in I’m Not There after he worked on his own Dylan cover for the film.)
Thank You For Your Love is available on Amazon, Boomkat, and other sites to pre-order for either late this month or early September (an exact release date is not yet confirmed). Previews are streaming here, but they’re disrupted by pauses every 30 seconds, so I do suggest holding off on hearing at least the single until a full stream is available. In the meantime, check out the full tracklist and album cover… **Update: Stream the first single in full below, as well:
Thank You For Your Love
01 “Thank You For Your Love”
02 “You Are The Treasure”
03 “My Lord My Love”
04 “Pressing On” (Bob Dylan Cover)
05 “Imagine” (John Lennon Cover)