The Antlers: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives

[@DamnWow]

Hospice is one of the most melancholic, beautiful and depressing albums ever

[@MrKevinRosales]

This album is pure gold

[@adrianwolmarans]

True, it gives me the strangest feeling of mortal vulnerability, death and hopelessness, but in such a beautiful way.

[@07jjaramillo]

I listen every fall/winter 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@matureyoungman]

It’s right alongside Aeroplane Over the Sea

[@joachimb5721]

At first listen I remember loving this album. But when I realized that the deathbed is just a metaphor for a dying relationship, that killed it for me in a way. The songs are still beautiful but… I don‘t know. This overblown comparison makes me think, oh come on, it’s just the end of a relationship.

[@ellicecenteno2908]

this album singlehandedly saved my life

[@Bunchyemu]

i love this album so much. but i cant ever listen to it again. i know if i listen to it again i’ll just be a train wreck and sad.

[@PentameronSV]

0:15 - *Bear* (6:07) 6:17 - *Atrophy* (12:47) 13:25 - *Sylvia* (19:46)

[@Mychro16]

Interesting how they played them in reverse album order. Thanks for the time stamps!

[@totlyepic]

Hospice dropped at a really rough time in my life, and it really helped me confront some things. I will always be immeasurably appreciative of it. To The Antlers: thank you for making an absolutely phenomenal album. To the NPR staff: thank you for sharing this again a decade later so it can reach a new audience.

[@alekssuchecki4542]

I first heard this album in 2010 when I was 13 and it has followed me my entire teenage/early adult life. What an amazing concept album

[@cupofcakee]

same!!! I’m 23 now, and I’ve wanted an antlers tattoo for 10 years. just waiting for the right time

[@court6389]

novababy i’m 20 now but when i got an antlers tattoo when i was 18!! they were a band who stuck with me through my teenage years and i knew for sure that they had shaped a huge part of who i was so i never even second guessed getting a tattoo dedicated to them

[@Sarah-sx5dt]

Omg same!

[@HoangDo_m]

They came back to DC for Hospice10th anniversary show 2 years ago. Tickets were all sold out & I even lost my wallet right before, no cash, bank accounts locked. Luckily, a stranger online passed me his ticket and agreed to let me reimburse later. I managed to witness this masterpiece in its entirety from the front row, hearing the audience around me breaking into tears in the dark. It is still the best concert to me until now.

[@chrisclarey6078]

Seen the same tour in Manchester, England. The memory will stay with me forever. Breathtaking.

[@jacobramirez5228]

I wasn't informed that I was gonna cry today

[@snj604]

Such a beautiful album. Still listening to it after all these years

[@natmo8819]

back in highschool i used to draw hospice's cover art everywhere! i haven't listened to the record in a while, it was my absolute favorite

[@christinakeelan9775]

Sylvia does something to my soul whenever I listen to it, and I've heard every version online at this point. It's heavy, man. It's so good.

[@lukeberrie3942]

I honestly didn’t know that this existed until today and now I’m crying. Thanks NPR.

[@cupofcakee]

listen to hospice the whole way through to unlock a brand new mental illness: Super Depression

[@okrainbows]

I've had 10:05 to 10:30 on loop. So powerful in his lyricism and his delivery. Wonderful album.

[@InferiorPhilly]

such a beautiful voice

[@EvilPigPowers]

I'm so happy to see that there are a lot of people that enjoy The Antlers and to hear that their lives have been impacted by the album Hospice. I still listen to The Antlers a bunch. Hospice is the album I discovered them from. It was the first time I realized that there exists music that makes me feel less alone when I'm sad or depressed and it's beautiful to listen to all at once. I would love to see The Antlers return to Tiny Desk with all the music and experience they've had since Hospice. There is beauty and passion in all their albums.

[@phoenixvoid0_0]

I haven't heard anything from The Antlers in awhile. I love their music!

[@mellow6749]

have never been so ready to cry

[@AdrianPrath]

I wish I could be there and listen. So good! I really love these synthesizer sounds

[@Hav3nM]

I have never been this early on a video. I need my life to go back to normal so that I can spend 12 hours on KZbin by choice not because I've been forced to.

[@ditame6366]

I think this may be the new normal.

[@omurkaraman8423]

Kettering, no windows, putting the dog to sleep are my all time favorites. and i don't want love.

[@shivaflava]

🫂

[@prongs3951]

I've waited so long for a high quality re-upload of this Tiny Desk. What an amazing performance.

[@sisterphyllis4753]

Oh my! The first song metaphorically placed me in a clear state of mind standing at a large body of water pregnant thinking about the future 😳 The 2nd song reminds me of a poet written words not being understood as they are delivered after their departure from this world. He seemed to be so caught up in his thoughts at the end, I was thankful for the cymbal sound. The 3rd one, I love that drum beat. Oh Silvia... his voice range at the end is fantastically painful. Whew! This is the first time I've been exposed to this artist. Thanks guys. Stay safe during this pandemic. 💕🙏🏽✌🏽

[@Michael-uo8yv]

I needed a good cry thanks. I love this band even though their music hurts me. Sometimes we need to emotionally reset and music like this is the best to do it with.

[@TheNamesDitto]

Oh this is some new calming music for me to keep digging.

[@zachwilkens7524]

Oh man I've been looking for this one forever! It was one of my favorites and I thought I had saved it in iTunes but could never find it.

[@REMfakeplastictrees]

Ho Spice is still one of my favorite albums and I always come back to it. Pure magic

[@discver6660]

They need to get I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME on Tiny Desk after this is all over.

[@lorenzo_poluzzi]

I deeply love this album.

[@WelfareChrist]

the alarm at the beginning of Atrophy was perfect.

[@cupofcakee]

eternally jealous of anyone who saw them when they were still touring hospice

[@Oboefanclub]

It was gooooodd. Saw them in a basement venue. No more than 100 ppl and Holly Miranda opened 😍😍

[@KZ-gi7ey]

I did! Small place in NYC. Awesome.

[@rebeccabrodkey]

Thank you for introducing me to so much amazing music during quarantine 🙏🏼

[@liljuz1981]

was watching the hop along tiny desk and happened to catch the antlers poster in the back, didnt realize they were on here before! what a fkn gem

[@caseyjones831]

He has such a beautiful voice , a very unique flavor to it. I have never seen this i hope they play sylvia okay i read the description nvm😆

[@CeyvionA]

please don’t ever take this down :(

[@maitreludo7852]

that s a very lovely song ! the introduction just made me fly so high !!

[@gabrielaribeiro7910]

i love how sad i am right now

[@Noelia768]

Seeing Hospice songs live is a whole new experience

[@DerekWrites]

Shout out for the MicroKorg, I got one of those bad boys over a decade ago and it's still going strong!

[@williamohman5469]

Hospice is the best indie album ever made

[@saviofouly]

Amo demais! Das coisas boas que conheci por causa da depressão. Quando tive mal de depressão eu ouvi muita música, acho que uma parte de mim não morreu por causa da música. Dos artistas que mais me ajudaram a superar e a manter uma sanidade mais acessível, eles e Bon Iver são os mais acessados da lista. Como pode uma banda do outro lado do mundo salvar um cara aqui, não consigo entender. Deus é arte. Arte salva. Não é pra entender, só sentir.

[@israelheller7524]

Pete is one of the loveliest humans alive on record and in person

[@TheWhyer]

I miss The Antlers

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Great emotional preformance, but with Sylvia you have to have the loud, painful chorus because the album version is just so gut wrenching and powerful

[@paulyoonmusic]

heartwrenching

[@melk1393]

This album is so great ❤️

[@ilyfrankh]

One of the best Tiny Desks.

[@Oboefanclub]

What a nice gift

[@bananathesavannah]

I wish they had done the full ending of atrophy, such beautiful sad songs

[@eunshim628]

One of the most depressing albums of all time...

[@yatexasnycaflnvnigga]

Interesting story I want to put game

[@azrlrff]

Anyone noticed the sound of ambulance around 7:25?

[@wakeup8787]

I love this so much

[@MsDaydream]

[@anemoemu3083]

Npr provides half of my music

[@ehughes15]

Would love if you got Lady Lamb on!

[@shivaflava]

the deepest cycle of my life

[@coreydunkin]

I wish they'd make more albums together

[@hayward325]

i shouldn’t be watching this video. i directly associate this album with some truly terrible stuff, and on top of it being an incredibly heartbreaking album on its own merits, i had to make the decision to not listen to it again for a long time. and yet here i am again, trapped inside silberman’s beautiful vocals. :,(

[@仲本正吉]

loved it❣️☝️

[@ariannita100]

Love you so much

[@binarystar7319]

Sooooo good

[@LisaKerschner]

I found this going through my divorce. It personified my grief and sadness like nothing else ever could.

[@francesgardner7070]

I wonder why they did the songs backwards

[@_nikk0]

Nice to see LA Lakers small forward Jared Dudley pursuing his career in music. Just kidding. Hospice top tier album.

[@raymondlawson2301]

👏

[@TheChrisfranks]

Nice

[@notmyfaultihavemyfatherseyes]

vocal performances that feel like getting shot in the chest

[@euwp]

Any similar songs/artists?

[@Lau4r]

😱😱😱

[@caden-chase4950]

Haitus Kaiyote need a Tiny Desk!

[@gabkiu]

makes me proud that i have a microkorg😌

[@kroenen755]

Falto french exit hubiese quedado de 10 en el set

[@Truetheist]

Based on Sylvia Plath. She killed herself by putting her head in the oven.

[@Leozzye]

man those are some loud drums

[@jimiwat8661]

☹️😴😴 music??????? 😤😞

[@rd4660]

Moody chick music. Ug.

[@chlomance]

i hope you're doing alright