The Lake (EP)

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The Lake
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Genre Baroque pop
Length14:54
Label Secretly Canadian
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Producer Antony Hegarty
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
Hope There's Someone
(2004)
The Lake
(2004)
I Am a Bird Now
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 7.5/10 [2]

The Lake is a three-track EP by Antony and the Johnsons, released in 2004 on Secretly Canadian.

Track listing

  1. "The Lake" - 5:23 (written by Anohni & Edgar Allan Poe)
  2. "Fistful of Love" - 5:52 (written by Anohni & Lou Reed)
  3. "The Horror Has Gone" - 3:38 (written by Anohni)

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References

  1. "The Lake [EP] - Antony and the Johnsons | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Antony and the Johnsons: The Lake EP / Hope There's Someone EP / You Are My Sister EP". Pitchfork.