The Antlers unveil "Rains", out today on Transgressive, plus NYC performance
The Antlers
Unveil new single, "Rains", released today on Transgressive
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Special "in the round" performance at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on 7th June
Continuing their recent singles series, The Antlers unveil new song "Rains", out now digitally via Transgressive.
The song was recorded and produced by frontman Peter Silberman who also sang and played guitar, piano, and synthesizer. Michael Lerner provided electronic percussion and frequent collaborator Nicholas Principe mixed the track.
Silberman says of the song:
“Rains” is an optimistic song about the possibility of renewal. As if encouraging openness to change, springtime points to an inevitable summer that seems unimaginable in a desolate winter. Rainfall ferries away last year’s leaves, reanimates colorless grass, and invites new life to emerge."
The Antlers - Rains
https://transgressive.lnk.to/rains
https://youtu.be/UglqJKIskoU
"Rains" follows previous single "I Was Not There", which NPR's Bob Boilen described as having "a quietude that had me stop what I was doing, and simply listen" and Stereogum noted as sounding "like Sade floating in the ether".
The Antlers will play a one-off, special show at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on 7th June. The band will perform in the round as part of LPR's 15th Anniversary Celebration. Tickets are available at: https://link.dice.fm/hd59554c1036
"Rains" Artwork
In 2021 The Antlers released their first album in seven years titled Green to Gold, a bucolic record which Pitchfork described as “a post-rock orchestra playing around a campfire... the sound of hard-won peace of mind, rendered in the lightest brushstrokes.”
The release was followed by the Losing Light EP, a reimagining of four tracks from Green to Gold. Peter Silberman has also co-produced the recent Wild Pink album ILYSM, marking Silberman’s first foray into producing a record for another artist outside of the context of The Antlers or his solo work.
Since last autumn, The Antlers have been releasing stand-alone singles “Ahimsa”, "I Was Not There" and a Brett Arnold reworking of “Green to Gold”.
Acclaim for Green to Gold:
“Peter Silberman’s half-whispered vocal melodies are more accessible than ever. The lullaby-ish, feathery dreampop of ‘Wheels Roll Home’ and ‘Solstice’ actually sounds slightly insubstantial at first, but on repeated listens their soft mantras seduce, helped by a sweet guitar motif on the title track and a beautifully woozy sax on the irresistibly resigned lament ‘It Is What It Is’.” Uncut – 8/10
“Green To Gold is a soft, supple study in dreamy repose… A glistening hymn to homecoming… These are balms of a most rarefied kind.” Record Collector – 4 stars ****
“There’s real beauty here... Silberman marries accessibility with gentle boundary-pushing to create his own thoughtful world.” MOJO – 4 stars ****
“Green To Gold feels like the opening of a new chapter... Country-inflected guitars and handsome flushes of brass and strings imbue standouts like ‘Wheels Roll Home’ and ‘It Is What It Is’ with a gorgeous warmth, while Peter’s newly-tranquil voice suits the most reflective lyrical material of his career down to the ground.” DIY – 9/10
“Hushed, contemplative and pastoral songs... An enveloping beauty creates a lovely sense on peace and harmony.” Sunday Times
“Green to Gold captures the sound of the early morning, a walk on the beach, a lazy late-summer evening.” The i Paper
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