I Am A Bird Now Turns 20

Anohni’s Mercury Prize victory in 2005 for I Am A Bird Now was one of the most lucrative wins in the history of Britain’s homegrown music award, increasing sales of her second album with the Johnsons over 900 percent. It was also one of the most controversial, and not for the reasons you might expect. Anohni was born in England, but the singer is every bit a creature of New York’s queer theater underground, and despite the mid-Atlantic lilt that flutters about the edges of her voice, the s...

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