Antlers Interview – 02-11-10

It’s not all black and white. (L to R) Trumpeter/banjoist Darby Cicci, singer Peter Silberman, and percussionist Michael Lerner express ennui in front of depressing wallpaper. Since last year’s breakout “Hospice,” everything has changed for Brooklyn-born quintet The Antlers. As a concept album about a relationship between a hospice worker and a dying cancer patient, “Hospice” has grown an unusual amount of support and a word-of-mouth fanbase seemingly from the aether. With an upcoming concert at Boston’s House of Blues (with the Editors, 2/18/10, $20-50, www.ticketmaster.com), headman/singer/multi-instrumentalist Peter Silberman found the time to discuss their unlikely album in a recent phone interview. MK: How hasRead More →