Tuesday's Recommended Release

For the past two years Peter Silberman and his merry band of Antlers have diligently worked at putting together their latest release, all the while playing a never ending string of shows in and around New York and gaining steam as more and more fans and bloggers took notice of what Peter and The Antlers were doing with their sound. On the band’s last release, the epic

In the Attic of the Universe

, Peter did all the writing, all the recording, and all the playing by himself, crafting a subtle masterpiece in the realm of bedroom pop. As great as that record was, it was the promise of the man behind it that was the most intriguing aspect of it. For years Peter Silberman has released these dreamy records and slowly he has matured into a brilliant songwriter with an even greater sense for arranging and producing the sound to go with his songs. The result of that maturation process is

Hospice

a record that shows off affections for a huge array of styles and genres ranging from ambient sounds to pop to drone metal and shoegaze. He piles the styles together creating a fully realized wave of sounds that turns into completely palpable emotions.

Hospice

is a delicate record, so delicate in fact that the cover should be stamped with a bold faced stencil of the word "fragile". Slowly a wave of sound builds on opening track "Prologue", cracking underneath, barely audible until this overpowering wave (deafening if it’s turned up loud enough) comes crashing through the empty space. All of a sudden you are startled, alert, and awake to the sensation of sounds that begin to pop all around you and before you know it Peter is singing the opening line to "Kettering".