Posted April 25, 201114 yr The Antlers :: Burst Apart May 10th 2011 Digital :: May 30th 2011 Physical [http://prettymuchamazing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Antlers-Burst-Apart.jpg "Two years after Hospice transformed The Antlers' world, the Brooklyn band's three affable, unassuming members faced the daunting task of producing a worthy sequel. Fortunately for The Antlers, this unscripted approach worked. While Hospice was a carefully plotted album with a unifying theme — Silberman's elegy to a dying friend — the new Burst Apart is a collection of discrete songs that sound great together but aren't bound by a particular concept. Burst Apart, out May 10, is a potent mix of moody, soaring rock songs. The group has always had a staggeringly huge sound for a trio, and The Antlers' sonic palette, built largely on epic, heavily filtered guitar noise, hasn't changed much. But Burst Apart offers a few additions: a lone banjo here, a distant trumpet or some ambient sounds there. The grooves are heavier, with more attitude, and the mix is noisier, but Silberman's heartbreaking falsetto remains at the core. Fans hoping for Hospice Pt. 2 won't find the same emotional punch on Burst Apart. But, to be fair, Hospice was one of the most gut-wrenching, grief-stricken rock records of the past decade, and The Antlers would rather not be pigeonholed as a "sad" band." (Via Pitchfork and NPR) 01 I Don't Want Love 02 French Exit 03 Parentheses 04 No Widows 05 Rolled Together 06 Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out 07 Tiptoe 08 Hounds 09 Corsicana 10 Putting the Dog to Sleep bL_9M65Ked4 DfQ_qPFI1Ro Clearly 'Hospice' is one of those career-defining, once in a lifetime kind of albums (and probably one of the most emotional records I've ever heard) so I wasn't sure how they'd be able to follow it up successfully. The album is now streaming on various sites and I'm pleasantly surprised. 'Corsicana' and 'Putting the Dog to Sleep' are aboslutely gorgeous. Stream on NPR here. Edited May 3, 201114 yr by ▲▲▲
May 21, 201114 yr Author THE LACK OF LOVE FOR THIS IS ALARMING. I haven't been able to listen to anything other than this, Wild Beasts, Fleet Foxes and now Bon Iver. So good. Edit: Swoon. wsOgFgc5f5w Edited May 21, 201114 yr by ▲▲▲
May 21, 201114 yr Putting The Dog To Sleep, No Widows, Parentheses, I Don't Want Love and Rolled Together are all great great songs!
May 21, 201114 yr It is indeed a great album, I didn't realise we had a thread for it. I think I still prefer Hospice as that just packs an emotional punch like no other album I own but this is a very solid follow up. edit: I didn't realise my comment was so like your original write up! Still, it's definitely true...
May 30, 201114 yr This album is VERY GOOD by me. Not had internet at uni for weeks/months, so many good albums missed out on. Somebody plz advise me what others albums have surfaced since the end of March and drag me out of this abyss that is MUSICAL IGNORANCE.
May 31, 201114 yr Really good album, nonetheless I'm the tiniest bit disappointed, basically with the massive amount of praise it has received just about everywhere I, but also because none of the songs come even near to Wake and Two from Hospice. Nonetheless a very enjoyable album, No Widows, Every night my teeth are falling out and Putting the dog to sleep are my favourites so far.
June 2, 201114 yr I'm really enjoying this too. 'Hopsice' was a favourite of mine a few years back and it's nice to see a band maintaining their quality.
November 21, 201113 yr Going to watch these badboys live the coming sunday, anybody been to one of their gigs yet? I'm quite looking forward to it, though I suspect their music isn't that suited for live performances.
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