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Fuck me, Burst Apart by The Antlers is good

the_dazzled [Edit] [Delete] 73 replies 21:27 August 25th, 2011

maybe this is thread number #382 on it, or maybe you all hate it.

But this is an absolutely beautiful record. Wonderful.

Opener and closing tracks are mesmeric.

Errrr, that's it really.

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chickenbones | 25 Aug '11, 21:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
hugely enjoyable record

like the first one but find i have to be pretty down to listen to it, whereas i can put this on whenever, some stunning tracks

Noblet | 25 Aug '11, 22:58 | X | ^ This | Reply

the_dazzled this'd this
Putting the Dog to Sleep <3

It makes me cry as I started listening to it at exactly the time my bf split up with me and so it wasn't a good time to listen but kind of was as it has a real emotional meaning for me now. I love their lyrics so much, the bit about someone fanny being a prison (nicely put, sorry) in I Don't Want Love :D

Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I regret using 'fanny' in this thread
  
  twice
  
  Scout @Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - :D
    
    Teeej @Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - :(
      
      to apologise, here's a review of Burst Apart by some pensioners
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDpk1pR_FxE
      
      Scout @Teeej | 25 Aug '11, 23:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - SCOUT!
        
        This is fucking amazing.
        
        Teeej @Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The girl has a pretty good voice
        
        :D
        
        Luis_Carruthers @Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        avl06 this'd this
  - you've really lowered the tone
    
    the_dazzled @Scout | 25 Aug '11, 23:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    Scout this'd this
Bloody love this record

it took a few listens but now its properly lodged itself in me. Or something. Yeah, its wonderful.

Teeej | 25 Aug '11, 23:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- odd - it was an instant for me
  
  and very very few albums grab me instantly these days
  
  the_dazzled @Teeej | 25 Aug '11, 23:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Scout this'd this
  - interesting
    
    it took me a couple of listens (perhaps because I was expecting something as slight as Hospice) and most people I know seem to 'get it' after four listens.
    and then they're on their 25 listen and tweeting incessantly about it.
    and posting threads about it.
    and contemplating transatlantic flights to go see them do it live.
    and yeah, it becomes a bit of an obsession.
    DiS album of the year...?
    
    sean @the_dazzled | 26 Aug '11, 09:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Hospice
      
      was "slight"???!
      
      avl06 @sean | 26 Aug '11, 10:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - in comparison.
        
        sean @avl06 | 26 Aug '11, 11:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        In what sense?
        
        WhiteLightWhiteCity @sean | 26 Aug '11, 12:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I'm now at the
      
      worried I've overplayed it stage and am trying to limit it to a couple of times a week. Just one more hit...
      
      Bitters_And_Absolut @sean | 27 Aug '11, 00:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I'm not doing transatlantic flights
      
      but I am leaving London (and Koko) and training it to Birmingham to see them in what sounds like the back of a good pub. Yeah sure it doesn't sound much but I can't remember when I last made such efforts to see a band other than at a festival.
      
      Stuzza @sean | 29 Aug '11, 21:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
I love it

Can't wait for Constellations and Koko in November.

the-breacher | 26 Aug '11, 07:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
Really Impressed

the other night at the Screen on The Green gig, great live band by the looks of it. When are they going to get more air play on 6 Music ?

BarriElCastell | 26 Aug '11, 08:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- good question
  
  i went to that show with someone from 6Music who said the same thing :)
  
  sean @BarriElCastell | 26 Aug '11, 09:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
basically

I know nothing about this band's sound, apart from that Hospice was (I think) v bleak indie rock.

can someone give me a decent little description before I buy Burst Apart? The amount of love it's getting indicates it's probably worth a purchase

SCROTUM | 26 Aug '11, 10:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
- its no where near as bleak
  
  but its still very emotionally touching, but musically it really comes into its own and advances so much from Hospice. They're still epic indie songs but this time with more of an electronic influence running through, and its a far easier album to listen to. Normally that would sound belittling but here its just 10 straight up great songs with a really cracking flow running through it that makes it cohesively pleasing.
  
  I dunno I just woke up, just get it!
  
  Severed799 @SCROTUM | 26 Aug '11, 11:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Burst Apart sits somewhere between Spiritualized and Dirty Mind-era Prince.
  
  plenty of words about them here: http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/The_Antlers
  
  sean @SCROTUM | 26 Aug '11, 11:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It's better than Hospice
  
  Richer, warmer and better tunes.
  
  Just a really great US alternative guitar record - if you like that sort of thing you'll like it. If you only like Mongolian throat singing or hardcore Dutch techno you probably won't.
  
  bornin69 @SCROTUM | 26 Aug '11, 18:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Radiohead vs. Sigur Rós
  
  ...was how I described it to a friend of mine after I'd heard it once, and it was my first experience of The Antlers.
  Since then I've played Burst Apart and Hospice many, many times and now I think my original description was perhaps a little simplistic.
  Peter Silberman described the tracks that influenced Burst Apart and the list is a good indication of the sound of the album. See http://stereogum.com/763112/under-the-influence-the-antlers-burst-apart/mp3s/
  
  friday55 @SCROTUM | 27 Aug '11, 20:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
I DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUND OF IT

when i listened a few months ago, but i am going to try again now and see what sticks.

justanothersheeldz | 26 Aug '11, 11:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Yeah, I had a listen after a few folk had raved about it... Didn't see what the fuss was about.
  
  I remember thinking the vocals were pretty annoying and while I liked the overall sound, it was nothing earth shattering.
  
  Haven't had it on again since. Might give it one more go.
  
  al_la @justanothersheeldz | 26 Aug '11, 16:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
oh and in answer to your first q

there have indeed been quite a few threads like this (and a backlash thread!) http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/The_Antlers/topics

sean | 26 Aug '11, 11:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
Just listened to the first minute of the first track.

Now going to buy off iTunes for the drive home.

Thanks!

(the internet is killing the killing of music!)

Darcy | 26 Aug '11, 16:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- The bassline in Parentheses
  
  what the bass guitar was made for. Would have loved to have been in the room when they came up with that. Sounds like there would have been a moment when they locked it down.
  
  pure sex. back me up Sean.
  
  GoatmeatMF @Darcy | 26 Aug '11, 16:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Stereotypewriter this'd this
  - it's a sexy mutha, for sure
    
    but some of the record has that out of body feeling of break-up sex, where you cling to each other and the sweat hides your tears
    
    sean @GoatmeatMF | 26 Aug '11, 17:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - *frowns,
      
      moves on*
      
      whatisthewhat @sean | 26 Aug '11, 19:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      revgreen this'd this
    - D:
      
      Not sure I want to listen to this album anymore...
      
      Antelope @sean | 30 Aug '11, 04:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Lucien @sean | 8 Sep '11, 14:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      Antelope this'd this
Just bought this for the tube home on the strength of this thread...

Am I going to be impressed? I resisted as I just didn't 'get' Hospice at all.

britpop_youth | 26 Aug '11, 16:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I didn't really get Hospice either
  
  love Burst Apart though
  
  bornin69 @britpop_youth | 26 Aug '11, 23:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
Listened to it a few times since it came out

still not blown away... actually my whole feeling towards the band is one of 'Yeahhhh they're alright, can sort of see the fuss but I don't actually remember any of the songs' thats how I felt after hospice and thats how I feel now.. but I'll give it a few more spins soon.

Yesiamaduck | 26 Aug '11, 16:58 | X | ^ This | Reply

Antpocalypsenow this'd this
Listened again twice today because of this thread.

On the one hand I think there are bands that get me in the gut a bit stronger than this, but then again I seem to be listening to it a lot lately. Some fantastic songs, and an elegant sound. I like music that you can describe as elegant.

danger | 26 Aug '11, 17:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- elegant is exactly the right word
  
  the_dazzled @danger | 29 Aug '11, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
Weirdest thing with the album for me

was that for the first couple of listens it was quite a cheerful nice record, but once it really sank in it's now one of the most soul crushing sadness inducing pieces of work I can think of

JustJay | 26 Aug '11, 17:23 | X | ^ This | Reply

sean, Scout, GoatmeatMF, and the_dazzled this'd this
Absolutely brilliant record...

Can't stop listening since i got it. Record of the year so far.

Backbone | 26 Aug '11, 18:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Burst Apart Rules

Hospice Rules a little stronger, so much so it gets a little tiring

wonton | 26 Aug '11, 23:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
- This
  
  I struggle to get through the entirety of Hospice because it's just too much.
  
  Yes I realise how twee that sounds.
  
  Antelope @wonton | 16 Dec '11, 00:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Have been finding it a bit boring.

Will give it a couple more goes on the strength of adoration it's getting here.

AdamB | 26 Aug '11, 23:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
I'm still infatuated with 'I Don't Want Love'

The rest of the record doesn't live up to that for me.

automatik | 27 Aug '11, 01:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- kinda this, actually.
  
  Teeej @automatik | 27 Aug '11, 01:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - It's pretty rare for a song to peak at the start of the third verse verse
    
    But the moment when the chorus drops out, and it's just the drum beat, the organ, whatever is making that heavenly sparkling sound, and Silberman's sweet falsetto... oh.
    
    It actually reminds me of 'Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart' in a lot of ways, which was probably my favourite track of 2009.
    
    automatik @Teeej | 27 Aug '11, 13:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
any doubters, and, well, anyone, should really go see them live

they're pretty spectacular and the songs translate so, so well, will give a new appreciation

Severed799 | 27 Aug '11, 01:49 | X | ^ This | Reply

blonderedhead this'd this
- not a patch on hospice
  
  in my opinion.and i have seen them live.
  
  Walsandrew @Severed799 | 27 Aug '11, 09:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm waiting until Hospice wears off for me.
  
  I put off listening to that one up until last month, when I thought, "Okay, they're opening for EITS when I see them, I should see what's up," and I just can't get past it now. I cannot find a way to make it stop haunting me.
  
  So, when THAT breaks, I'll be able to properly get into it. Maybe. Every time I listen I get stuck on "No Widows" (which is AWESOME) but have to stop.
  
  ThisTemporaryLife @Severed799 | 27 Aug '11, 09:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
As someone said

you really need to see this record live, what comes across is how integral Darby Cicci is to this album.

BarriElCastell | 27 Aug '11, 10:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
oh god.

i've written so many times about this album, and about hospice. and i know that somewhere (here: http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4283191#r6010693, but also somewhere else) i've said that burst apart most definitely IS an emotional record.
but also, it's fucking BRILLIANT to listen to besides that. rolled together is a track i almost melt into, pete silberman's voice gets me every time. and wherever that video is with them and neon indian doing that track, it's amazing and you should watch it. NOW.
tracks that hit the back of my throat and you don't want love, corsicana, and putting the dog to sleep.
"we should shut that window we both left open now." - heartbreaking.

ghostpony | 27 Aug '11, 23:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
- also, idk
  
  burst apart for me just soundtracked the end of a particularly painful relationship which got painful just around the time that hospice was released. closure or something, idk.
  
  ghostpony @ghostpony | 27 Aug '11, 23:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'm glad I never went through anything traumatic
    
    when I first listened to Burst Apart, it would be too much to handle! I'd probably break down as 'Putting The Dog to Sleep' slowly wound down. I've had a lot of music that I'd previously loved and had to consign to the bottom of my piles of CDs because of a sentimental attachment.
    
    Dill @ghostpony | 29 Aug '11, 23:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
highlight of leeds fest for me.

stunning. They played all of hospice a couple of years ago when I saw them, so them playing only stuff of Burst Apart was very decent indeed.

admiralcakebar | 29 Aug '11, 22:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
D:

Antelope | 30 Aug '11, 04:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^Sorry. Wasn't meant to go here
  
  Antelope @Antelope | 30 Aug '11, 04:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
bump

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144253-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year--5-1

sean | 15 Dec '11, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
The first track is the only good song on it though

untrue | 15 Dec '11, 16:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
So after many many plays and four show in various locales

I can agree they hold the album of the year and (I've said it before so I'll say it again) the second best live act (Sufjan will never be matched I fear)
Long live The Antlers

the-breacher | 15 Dec '11, 16:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yey! Great choice.

Band of the year for sure. Fortunate enough to see them 3 times this year, each better than the last

. Albums gets played at least once every other day. Love love love.

unfamiliar | 15 Dec '11, 17:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
Still not sold on it...

Several listens, and yes, the first track is the best song. IMO it suffers from every track of the second half sounding like a close. I keep waiting for the bloody thing to end. In that sense it reminds me of BRMC's Howl and The Black Keys'Brothers where the pace or sequencing is all wrong.

funkycow | 15 Dec '11, 17:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^This
  
  It's a good album, but there's something that doesn't sit quite right with me. A lot of good songs, but it seems to keep stopping and starting rather than feeling like a coherent thing.
  
  britpop_youth @funkycow | 15 Dec '11, 17:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - absolutely not this^
    
    feels like the exact opposite for me, everything building perfectly towards Putting The Dog To Sleep.
    
    Teeej @britpop_youth | 15 Dec '11, 17:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    muldoon and the-breacher this'd this
corsicana

is the highlight for me

CrispinAlexander | 15 Dec '11, 17:29 | X | ^ This | Reply

subbero, sean, and iizcallum this'd this
- What a knockout one, two the album ends on
  
  Can't wait for SBE next year.
  
  the-breacher @CrispinAlexander | 16 Dec '11, 07:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
I was initially put off by the vocals

But now think it's a work of true genius. Absolutely brilliant. A well-deserved album of the year.

Woodchuck | 15 Dec '11, 18:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Saw them six times this year....

Glad they got album of the year and not PJH, which I was expecting.

BarriElCastell | 15 Dec '11, 18:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nope, still don't get it.

ah well.

justanothersheeldz | 16 Dec '11, 08:09 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
Didn't make the Pitchfork top 50...

Or even get a "honourable mention"

BarriElCastell | 16 Dec '11, 08:13 | X | ^ This | Reply

causticwindow this'd this

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