Hope There's Someone
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Hope There's Someone is a three-track CD EP
by Antony and the Johnsons
, released in 2005 on Rough Trade
via Secretly Canadian
Records. The title track is lifted from Antony and the Johnsons second studio album I Am a Bird Now
with both "Frankenstein" and "Just One Star" being previously unreleased and exclusive to the EP. In October 2011, NME
placed the title track at number 134 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
The sleeve photo is an image from the video featuring Joey Gabriel.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
, released in 2005 on Rough Trade
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
via Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
Records. The title track is lifted from Antony and the Johnsons second studio album I Am a Bird Now
I Am a Bird Now
I Am a Bird Now is the second album by New York City band Antony and the Johnsons. It won the Mercury Music Prize on September 6, 2005. After winning the prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the Mercury Music Prize...
with both "Frankenstein" and "Just One Star" being previously unreleased and exclusive to the EP. In October 2011, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
placed the title track at number 134 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
The sleeve photo is an image from the video featuring Joey Gabriel.
Track listing
- "Hope There's Someone" - 4:24
- "Frankenstein" - 5:10
- "Just One Star" - 1:34
- "Hope There's Someone" (Video) - 4:24