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+News+ 6/6/08:
So hereÕs the story lately: 1. Hospice is
the new album thatÕs been being recorded for about a year now. ItÕs getting close to finished. You can keep track of progress and
find some related and supplementary material at the Hospice Blog, located HERE. |
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+Bio+ History: At only 21 years old, In The Attic Of The Universe
is Peter Silberman's 5th release, though only his second under The Antlers
moniker. After moving to Manhattan last year, he set up a cramped, make-shift
recording studio in his apartment and set to work on what would become The
Antlers' first proper LP, "Uprooted", a different sort of take on
the transplant album, exploring claustrophobia and sleepwalking against a
fuzz-folk backdrop. He spent 2006 performing throughout his new home in
support of the album, and in the fall of 2006, sprawled his equipment on the
floor and set to work on "In The Attic of The Universe", a
concept-EP in which he ups the instrumentation from the acoustic guitar that
dominated "Uprooted", introducing a full rhythm section, moog,
accordion, and piano (both traditional and toy) and a host of others, while
parts of the album were recorded outside the farmhouse he grew up on with an
old Sony shoebox tape-recorder. The result is a sound revolving around
swelling ambience and climactic explosions in the vein of The Arcade Fire and
Sigur Ros, alongside Silberman's voice, a sort of cross between Jeff Mangum
and Jeff Buckley. After self-releasing the album for free on his website in
March 2007, over 10,000 people downloaded it, and the record was subsequently
re-released by Fall Records in November. Since this time, Silberman has
released more free music, a 3-song EP entitled "Cold War", and is
currently at work on "Hospice", the follow-up to "In The Attic
Of The Universe", which will for the first time incorporate the members
of his newly-formed live band (Justin Stivers, Darby Cicci, and Michael
Lerner) into the recordings. Discography: Uprooted (2006) [self-released] February Tape EP (2007) [self-released] In The Attic Of The Universe (2007) [Fall Records] Cold War EP (2007) [self-released] New York Hospitals EP (2008) [self-released] Hospice (future 2008) [TBD...] |
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+Press+ (for In The Attic Of The Universe) -Time Out NY "At eight songs in not quite 27 minutes, In the Attic of
the Universe packs in more melodic ideas than many similar bands are able to
stretch into an entire career." -Allmusic "In The Attic Of The Universe is a living, breathing being.
The bass drum provides a heartbeat, acoustic guitar is its backbone, and
plinky keys are its flashing eyes. Each track's unpredictability imbues the
creature with a kind of mystery, an assurance that, no matter how carefully
you listen, you will never fully comprehend it...In less than half an hour,
it turned my day around; just imagine what it might do to yours." -Soundcheck Magazine (for Cold War EP) "Silberman sings like a timid Jeff Buckley over a wall of
droning and bending noises and vocal melodies that challenge even my most
elevated opinion of In Rainbows." -I Guess I'm Floating "I don't often find it appropriate to use the word
"ethereal," but this is one time it really fits." -Lost In Your Inbox "Between [In The Attic Of The Universe] and Silberman's
free-to-download Cold War EP, we've another act to reckon with for
2008." -The Irish Times |
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+Download+ The entire New York Hospitals EP (2008): The entire Cold War EP (2007): The entire February Tape EP (2007): Selections from Uprooted (2006): |
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+Tour+ Upcoming: 6/16/08: Cake Shop, NYC http://www.cake-shop.com After The Jump fest, BROOKLYN Union Pool |
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+Photo+ New press pics coming soon...for all things visual
please visit the myspace |
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+Contact & Links+ Antlers For any and all reasons you might want to
get in touch, please email theantlersmusic@gmail.com Friendship Bracelets can be found at our
Myspace A Place For Friends myspace.com/theantlers People who have played, recorded, or
worked with The Antlers in some capacity: DarbyÕs Minus Green can be heard at myspace.com/darbycicci Sharon Van Etten can be heard at myspace.com/sharonvanetten Zan GoodmanÕs design work is at zantastick.com Fall Records, who released In The Attic Of
The Universe,are at fallrecords.com +++ +2008 The Antlers+ |
