The Antlers make a welcome return with new single ‘I Was Not There’, a song Peter Silberman says is about ‘the elusive experience of complete presence. Across three scenes, the song describes fleeting moments of clarity and wholeness, and the accompanying feeling of leaving yourself’. It opens in evocative style as Peter sings about the…
On ‘Green to Gold’, The Antlers’ first new album in seven years, Peter Silberman documents two years in his life, without shrouding the the themes of the song in mystery and metaphors: ‘I think this is the first album I’ve made that has no eeriness in it. I set out to make Sunday morning music’.…
The Antlers have shared details of new album ‘Green to Gold’ (released via Transgressive on 26 March – pre-order here) and shared the stunning video for ‘Solstice’. Lead singer Peter Silberman says the new single is ‘a flashback to the infinite days of peak childhood summer, innocent barefoot hikes, staying outside all afternoon and late into…
The Antlers have shared the Derrick Belcham- and Emily Terndrup-directed video for new single ‘It Is What It Is’. A continuation of the story that started in the previously released ‘Wheels Roll Home’, the video features renowned contemporary dancers Bobbi-Jene Smith and Or Schraiber. Peter Silberman gently sings about a friend freeing themselves from pain…
The Antlers have shared ‘Wheels Roll Home’ – the band’s first new material since 2014’s ‘Familiars’ album. Lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman says the track is ‘a simple song about the hopeful promise of reunion after a long time gone’ and from its very first note, it radiates warmth and charm. Deliberately understated and…
We would still rank The Antlers’ 2009 album ‘Hospice’ as one of the greatest records of the 21st century. Emotional, powerful and poignant, it discussed the complex issues of terminal illness and grief with a clarity that couldn’t fail to give you goosebumps. They followed this up with the anthemic ‘Burst Apart’ in 2012 and…
Minus the Bear – ‘Invisible‘ It’s been far too long since we heard from Minus the Bear and ‘Invisible’ marks their welcome return. The first track to be aired from their new album ‘VOIDS’ (out in March via Suicide Squeeze Records), it’s an addictive slice of pop hooks and mathy riffs as the band sing…
Our favourite purveyors of pop-folk from Latvia, Carnival Youth, have returned with the indie-anthem-in-waiting ‘Words Like Birds’. Sure to whet anticipation for debut album ‘No Clouds Allowed’, it sees the teenage four-piece dip into a more polished sound than perhaps we’ve seen before – but that’s not a bad thing, especially as they’re keen to…
After an unexpected year away from the limelight just when things looked to be taking off, Mt. Wolf have made an equally unlikely return with the simply beautiful ‘Red’, which you can stream below. With the self-referential and rather wry lyric ‘I’m going away for a long time’ engulfing the song, the gorgeous combination of…
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