The Antlers is an indie rock band out of Brooklyn, New York, United States, consisting of vocalist and songwriter Peter Silberman, synths and keyboardist Darby Cicci and drummer Michael Lerner.
The Antlers began as Silberman’s solo project – a bedroom project of lo-fi, alt-folk tracks recorded on a shoestring. He self-produced the first album, “Uprooted” in 2006, which consisted of nine songs. Silberman’s released his second solo project packaged as The Antlers, “In the Attic of the Universe”, in 2007.
By 2009, Silberman joined forces with Cicci and Lerner, and The Antlers evolved into the full, three-piece set up that it has remained, channeling the earlier albums’ DIY ethos into vibrating, synth-augmented dalliances with folk and electronica.
Their first album (technically third, but oh well) “Hospice” was self-released in March 2009, rapidly shifting the entirety of its short run of stock. From there, they were signed by the New York-based label Frenchkiss Records, who re-mastered the guerilla recording of “Hospice” in August, 2009. The band put out the album single “Bear” after “Hospice”’s unofficial release in April. The single “Two” was the first official single, released as a digital download in June 2009.
In 2011 The Antlers put out “Burst Apart”, which fused an array of instrumentations on piano and strings with an electronic sound, to create a layered and intricate but delicate venture into dreamy folk pop that provoked a sustained hum of approval from critics. Off the back of “Burst Apart”, they released the “(together)” EP, which contained remixes and re-recordings of tracks off the album, amongst these, collaborations with Bear in Heaven, Neon Indian and Nicole Atkins. The EP also included a cover of “VCR” by The XX and a remix by Sydney band, PVT.
The Antlers’ latest studio album, “Familiars” (2014), enticed rave reviews from critics, with glowing write-ups from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, MOJO and Loud and Quiet for its reflective, existential songwriting and looming, orchestral sound.
Sasha Dobson
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