“Considering all that’s just happened in NYC, today is a strange day to debut our new video, but it feels oddly appropriate too. James Case-Leal created this beautiful piece to accompany ‘Drift Dive’. We hope it provides you with some comfort in the face of all this devastation. We love you, New York.” [via facebook and pitchfork].
The Antlers‘ latest EP, Undersea, is available now on ANTI-.
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The Antlers are now on tour in support of the recently released EP Undersea. No west coast dates as of yet, but my fingers are crossed.
August
3-5 – Katowice, Poland @ OFF Festival
17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands Festival
18 – Kiewit, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
31 – Stradbally, Ireland @ Electric Picnic 2012
September
1 – North Dorset District, England @ End of The Road Festival
8 – Dallas, Texas @ Untapped Festival
14 – Victoria, British Columbia @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall
21 – Hudson, N.Y. @ Club Helsinki
22 – New York, N.Y. @ All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival
25 -Toronto, Ontario @ The Great Hall
26 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Water Street Music Hall
27 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop
28 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ MidPoint Music Festival
29 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Altar
30 -Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer
Here you go, my top 10 albums of 2011. The top 5 were actually really easy to settle on and went back and forth quite a bit with 6-10, which was somewhat of a surprise. But no going back now, my picks are official and floating around the world wide web for everyone to scrutinize. And speaking of scrutiny, I would love some feedback. Do you agree/disagree with my picks? What were your favorites this year? Heck, what were your least favorites? Leave a comment below and keep the conversation going.
[p.s. see how my final top 10 compared to my favorites back in July]
10. Childish Gambino//Camp
Key tracks: Heartbeat. Bonfire. Kids. Backpackers.
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9. Mister Heavenly//Out of Love
Key tracks: Bronx Sniper. Mister Heavenly. Pineapple Girl. Your Girl.
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8. Acid House Kings//Music Sounds Better With You
Key tracks: Are We Lovers Or Are We Friends?. Would You Say Stop?. Under Water. There Is Something Beautiful.
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7. Lykke Li//Wounded Rhymes
Key tracks: Sadness Is A Blessing. I Follow Rivers. Get Some. Youth Knows No Pain.
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6. Girls//Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Key tracks: My Ma. Honey Bunny. Alex. Vomit.
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5. The Antlers//Burst Apart
Key tracks: No Widows. Putting The Dog To Sleep. French Exit. Rolled Together.
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4. Youth Lagoon//The Year Of Hibernation
Key tracks: Montana. 17. Cannons. Daydream.
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3. Future Islands//On The Water
Key tracks: The Great Fire, Balance, Before the Bridge, Give Us the Wind. Where I Found You.
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2. M83//Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Key tracks: Midnight City. Intro. Raconte-Moi Une Histoire. My Tears Are Becoming a Sea. Year One, One UFO. Claudia Lewis.
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1. Cults//Cults
Key tracks: Abducted. You Know What I Mean. Rave On. Bad Things. Go Outside. Oh My God.
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A few of my favorite new releases this week…
For fans of: Bon Iver, Girls, Youth Lagoon, The xx
Key tracks: VCR (The xx cover), I Don’t Want Love (Peter’s Version), Rolled Together (feat. Neon Indian), Parenthesis (PVT Remix)
Death Cab For Cutie//Keys & Codes Remix EP
For fans of: The Postal Service, Dntel, Passion Pit, RAC
Key tracks: Some Boys (Rac Maury Remix), Codes and Keys (Yeasayer Remix), Unlocked And Open (Cut Copy Remix)
Sea Lions//Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask
For fans of: Sweater Girls, Catwalk, The Andersen, The Specific Heats
Key tracks: Grown Up, I Should Be Sleeping, I Loved her So Much, A Song for You
SUNBEARS!//You Will Live Forever
For fans of: Apartment, Saint Motel, Starfucker, Mindil Beach Markets
Key tracks: Give Love a Try, They Think They’re Soooo Philosophical, Together Forever, The Uncertainty Paradigm
For fans of: Thee Oh Sees, Epsilons, Charlie & The Moonhearts, Jacuzzi Boys
Key tracks: Caesar, (…and then) Judy Walked In, My Sunshine, Standing At The Station
More noteworthy new releases:
Cirque Du Soleil: Iris
Ellie Goulding//Live At Amoeba Music
Kate Bush//50 Words For Snow
Sepalcure//Sepalcure
Silverclub//No Application EP
and of course, The Muppets!
The Antlers are set to follow up on of this years best LPs (Burst Apart) with the just announced EP — (together). The new EP consists of eight tracks, some alternate takes and remixes of tracks from Burst Apart, as well as a cover of The xx’s “VCR”. Some of the alternate takes are collaborative efforts with the likes of Bear in Heaven, Nicole Atkins, and Neon Indian…hence the EP’s title.
(together) is set to be released on Nov. 22nd via Frenchkiss Records. In the meantime, check out the video of the collaboration with Bear in Heaven on “Parentheses”.
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