Antony and the Johnsons are releasing their fourth album, Swanlights, on October 12th in the US via Secretly Canadian. Abrams Image is going to simultaneously release a special edition of Swanlights which will include the CD inside a 144-page hard cover book containing Antony’s paintings, collages, photography and writing. (Woah). The album only version of Swanlights on Secretly Canadian will also include the song “Flétta”, a duet with Björk. The album and book are a continuation of Antony’s work exploring his connection to the natural world. Antony says that the title of the album refers to “…the reflection of light on the surface of the water at night. It’s the moment when a spirit jumps out of a body and turns into a violet ghost.”

Two images from the book, “Christina’s Farm” and “The Creek”:

This may be one of the special-est special editions ever! Special.