The Antlers: Daytrotter Session

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Breathtaking and beautiful were on the session Daytrotter posted yesterday. Chiefly singing tunes off their devastatingly raw album Hospice, the Antlers added depth to tracks through their live session — “Kettering,” Hospice‘s heartbreaking first track, for example, carries a punch heavier than that found on the album.

When performing “Two,” ringleader Peter Silberman sings with surprising eagerness vis-à-vis the biting lyrical tension and the overwhelming sense of surrender and hopelessness. That, I believe, is a defining moment for the Antlers.

The Antlers: Session 10/30/09
1. Welcome To Daytrotter
2. Shiva (from Hospice)
3. Cold War (from Cold War EP)
4. Kettering (from Hospice)
5. Two (from Hospice)

Get the full session @ Daytrotter.

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

amy October 31, 2009 at 12:53 pm

This session was gorgeous!

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Anonymous October 31, 2009 at 1:46 pm

I like these versions better than the album versions. I can actually hear what he's saying!

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Andy October 31, 2009 at 2:17 pm

These guys are amazing. Their album is my favorite of the year. I agree w/ the guy above me.. I feel more attached to the Hospice tracks they played because now I can make out every lyrics. Beautiful songs.

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jdarr October 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm

These guys have had an amazing year!!! Check out http://drawingfrommusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/an

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