HOPELESSNESS

Anohni’s “Crisis” is a direct, moral confrontation with U.S. foreign‑policy violence: it asks listeners to imagine themselves as the victims of drone strikes, torture, and occupation, and functions as both an apology and a provocation to reckon with the human cost of those policies. The song appears on Hopelessness (2016) and was presented as part of a larger project critiquing drone warfare and U.S. military actions. Perspective shift: The lyrics repeatedly ask Read more on Last.fm.

Anohni Hegarty (born 24 October 1971), styled as ANOHNI, is an English singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She has presented work both as ANOHNI and as the lead singer of the band ANOHNI and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons. The lead singer and songwriter from Antony and the Johnsons has collaborated with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke on her latest work. With her official name changed to ANOHNI, the album HOPELESSNESS is set to an electronic dance soundtrack with soulful vocals and direct lyrics addressing surveillance, drone warfare, and ecocide. HOPELESSNESS is a departure from the singer's recent symphonic collaborations. The album seeks to disrupt assumptions about popular music by embedding vigorously political lyrics within dance/pop tracks. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.