Hospice (The Antlers album)

Occupation

• Vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard: Peter Silberman
• Drums, Percussion: Michael Lerner
• Trumpet, Banjo, Keyboards: Darby Cicci

Hospice is the third studio album by American indie rock band The Antlers. It is also their first concept album. It was not even sold in March 2009 by the band, but then now commercially released in August, when they had a recording contract with French Kiss Records.

The Bear and Two songs on the album were released as singles.

Concept

Hospice tells the story of an emotionally abusive relationship, which by the analogy of a hospice employee ( or husband - not exactly clear ) and a patient named Sylvia explains. Sylvia has been diagnosed with incurable bone cancer and is treated in the real existing Memorial Sloan -Kettering Cancer Center. Thanks to all the songs clarifies that the two already knew longer and Sylvia already has an abortion. At the end of the album dies Sylvia and the hospice staff remains lonely. The frontman of the band, Peter Silberman, keeps a low profile, as the texts of the disk should be interpreted exactly interpretive and how the content is autobiographical.

Reception

The album received very positive reviews. Pitchfork declared the plate for Best New Music and Hospice placed at # 37 of the best albums of 2009. The site praised the "power to make the listener [ Album ] emotionally ready ".

NPR Music rated it a even as the best album of the year.

The critic Christopher Dorner of laut.de called the album " one of the most stirring indie-rock records of the year " and awarded four out of five points on the board.

Title list

All songs were written by Peter Silberman.