That would be to say that there is absolutely no way that burst apart could ever live up to its predecessor, hospice. It was released a day earlier in the uk, japan, and europe through transgressive. You can put it on and not feel like it had to be a severe emotional experience. It also feels, in many ways, like the record the antlers the band were always destined to make, one that feels much more the product of a.
Boston, mamarketwire 051111 nearly two years after the bands critically acclaimed hospice album, antlers has officially released. Stream the antlers burst apart, a playlist by frenchkiss from desktop or your mobile device. Comparing burst apart to the antlers previous work puts burst apart in good stead, but if you compare the album beyond that, the album is just as impressive. In 2009, the antlers released the critically acclaimed concept album, hospice, so i was curious as to how they would follow it up. Features song lyrics for the antlerss burst apart album. Check out burst apart amazon mp3 exclusive version explicit by the antlers on amazon music. The antlers new york hospitals, released 01 june 2008 1. Burst apart is a more varied demonstration of the antlers strengths though, and songs like french exit and the equally engaging i dont want love are bound to reach a wider audience despite not being as depthdefying as an effort like no widows and others on the second half. Editors notes with 2009s hospice, peter silberman recruited drummer michael lerner and multiinstrumentalist darby cicci to help fleshout what was. On their latest album, the antlers work to improve the lofi recording quality they were dealing with on their last album, and they definitely succeed in. Latinautor, kobalt music publishing, amra, and 6 music rights societies. Reviews of burst apart by the antlers, fourth album and followup to the acclaimed hospice from the brooklynbased ambient indie rock band led by peter silberman. In a certain sense, the antlers debut hospice is about how we engage with, and sometimes hopelessly struggle against, this incomprehensibility.
The antlers burst apart lyrics and tracklist genius. The previous antlers album was a singular and harrowing experience, a cathartic song cycle on par with on the beach from generations past. Burst apart amazon mp3 exclusive version explicit by. The antlers trackbytrack guide to their new album burst. Actually, peter silbermans second album is an album without a concept a bit of a relief after the deathbed theme that weighed down hospice. But it wasnt until he joined forces with drummer michael lerner and multiinstrumentalist darby cicci for 2009s hospice that his sound began to cement.
Find the antlers discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Burst apart, then, is the sound of silberman letting go. Burst apart is a beautiful portrait of the antlers as young artists, getting through heartbreak step by step, and painfully exposing that process to the world. Reviews of burst apart by the antlers album, indie rock. Listen to burst apart deluxe version by the antlers on deezer. The bands songs are written and sung by peter silberman. The sort that has the blogs purring, the odd cluedup broadsheet too, but doesnt quite stretch beyond the wordofmouth glass.
Burst apart deluxe version by the antlers on spotify. The antlers burst apart album spirit of rock webzine en. Burst apart deluxe version by the antlers on apple music. The brooklyn trio answers that question with burst apart, its followup. It is a slur that has probably already been thrown at the antlers, and more specifically founding father peter silberman, too many a time to be of any use to anyone.
Find the antlers discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The antlers, burst apart what do you do when your first major release is a careerdefining album. Their music is performed by silberman, darby cicci trumpet, uprightelectric bass, keyboards, synths, vocals and michael lerner drums. Anyone who has lost a loved one knows this disorienting feeling intimately, a stark sense of finality that no amount of preparation and emotional adjustment can soften. Burst apart is the fourth studio album by american indie rock group the antlers.
The antlers 2009 album hospice was one of those niche successes. The antlers began as the solo project of peter silberman, who crafted poignant dream pop from the lofi folk of uprooted to the ambient rock of in the attic of the universe in his brooklyn bedroom. In fact, nearly halfway through 2011, it is a rightful candidate for the album of the year. Burst apart is the 4th studio album by the antlers, released on may 10, 2011 in the us through frenchkiss records. Writing an album can, for most musicians, be a daunting task at the best of times. Listen free to the antlers burst apart i dont want love, french exit and more. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antler download. Burst apart was my album of the month for june this year. Burst apart, by contrast, seems almost restless, scurrying this way and that, eager to uncover heretofore unexplored possibilities within the antlers aesthetic universe. It was released on frenchkiss records on may 10, 2011 and the day before in the uk japan europe by transgressive records. I had no idea about hospice actually downloaded it today or this being a followup, so what im about to write is completely naive to anything prior to burst apart. There may be no overarching narrative to burst apart, but the songs hold the same weight in minature, the result is more listenable experience and a. The antlers is an american indie rock band based in brooklyn, new york and led by singersongwriter peter silberman the antlers were first a silbermans solo project, but then, with the.
That album simply doesnt click with me in any way and i like to think its almost right up my alley. If you will then, stop and think for a moment about the gargantuan task facing the antlers. While burst apart isnt as grand or as conceptual, it is still very thematic, and serves as a sister album of sorts to hospice. This isnt a happy album, but its a hopeful one, and its honesty is evident in every syllable of the record. Nothing matters when were dancing magnetic fields cover 2. The antlers wont hold your hand through burst apart, which will inevitably make it more of a grower, but stick around its all the more affecting for how it allows you to pick your own. The antlers burst apart transgressive uk release date. It was released on frenchkiss records on may 10, 2011 and the day before in.
Burst apart licensed to youtube by merlin inertiaptyltd, merlin pias, the orchard music on behalf of podinertia. Epic in aspiration yet intimate at its core, burst apart is an astonishingly affective collection that offers an exhilarating glimpse into the antiers incandescent heart. A confessional i dont want love opens flirting with. The music birthed on 2011s burst apart is the sound of this chemistry solidifying with stunning beauty and confidence. What do you do when your first major release is a careerdefining album. User lists that contain burst apart by the antlers album.
The brooklyn trio answers that question with burst apart, its followup to 2009s. While the antlers ardent passion for musical exploration resonates throughout the album, it expertly sustains a careful balance between the cerebral and the visceral. It began streaming on the national public radio website on april 24, 2011. With 2009s hospice, peter silberman recruited drummer michael lerner and multiinstrumentalist darby cicci to help fleshout what was supposed to be another solo album, but an uncanny chemistry resulted. The antlers burst apart deluxe version 2011, 320 kbps. If burst apart was the sound of the antlers dipping their toes into unfamiliar waters, on the following years minilp undersea they took the plunge. Opening track i dont want love eases the listener into the album with a dense, soothing harmony. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The antlers trackbytrack guide to their new album burst apart by sean adams may 16th, 2011 burst apart is the antlers 4th record, maybe individually my 7th. Were reissuing the hospice lp on march 8th, 2019, in honor of its tenth anniversary. I never really got into the antlers last album, the highly praised hospice, despite trying for a good number of times.