The Antlers - In the Attic of the Universe (Full Album)

[@bandybrony1868]

What I love most about the Antlers is the cyclical nature of their albums. I can listen to this album (and hospice, for that matter) as one continuous song. What's better is their strategic repetition of melodies (ie., first song mirrors the last song) that ties the entire thing together in a nice big bow. I couldn't think higher praise if I tried.

[@beebfajeejy]

funny thing is it took a while but they finally wrote a happy album. check out Green to Gold

[@aepage3165]

I find it's as though the albums drive home a primary message, well telling a narrative throughout. Then there are songs in the middle, or at the end that summarize the story and message thus far.

[@carleemalmberg1345]

I couldn’t agree more with this statement. Beautifully said. ❤️

[@topkek6976]

Actual track listing for those who want it, not just the song lengths. In the Attic - 0:00 Look! - 5:02 On the Roof - 6:50 Shh! - 10:34 The Universe is Going to Catch You - 13:52 The Carrying Arms - 17:46 In the Snow - 19:34 Stairs to the Attic - 22:06

[@TheDragonReborn93]

I can relate to this so much. An adult trying to recapture the childhood wonder and nostalgia that nature and the world and the universe gave to him.

[@TranLongmoore]

What I love about this record is that it seems like one long 26 minute song that goes through different phases.

[@jwest88]

Me too. It's The Antlers' "Suppers ready", except suppers readyy was really just a 20 minute song.

[@sporkjuice]

It was recorded in one session in a friends bathroom.

[@mataschmata]

first time hearing any other album besides hospice and burst apart and i listened to it as a whole. Not as tragic as hospice but twice as beautiful and inspiring. i love it

[@TheProgGuy]

About 30 minutes ago, I had no idea who The Antlers were, and what kind of music they made. All I know now is that they are one hell of a good band.

[@koolthing0]

and now 10 years later, you may or may not still be a fan later.

[@tonyrandall3146]

I agree with the poster - always did, it should be listened to as one peice.

[@AtlanticSpamHammer]

Thank you! The OP really should have posted this.

[@steightofthehart7899]

there's a track-list below with 49 thumbs up posted 2 years back but weirdly it's sinking into oblivion

[@sallygreggers1018]

your an amazing human

[@epicgirl3718]

(changed and grew and so did their opinion on how art should be experienced)

[@stevendiaz3206]

I'll have to add aswell This album means more to me than hospice just because it connects a lot more to me. Feels like I'm spiritually changing with this album. Every listen is just the euphoria. I would also recommend playing hospice first then listening to this one as a whole. It creates an even more atmospheric and spiritual journey!

[@AirGuitar]

Doing that right now! Just finished Hospice and am now starting ITAOTU. Favorites from Hospice: Kettering, Thirteen (or Two, not sure which one), Wake.

[@ahmadfakih3451]

This album will send you in a full spectrum of feelings.

[@owners4life51]

I love this album. It helped me in high school, and I haven't returned to it in almost ten years. Sitting here locked in my room, still in college, I'm hoping it can still do the same. Only one more semester.

[@Meltscherz]

This album is really comfy and atmospheric

[@ATuningFork]

I fully agree that this should be listened to as one long piece. It's truly a beautiful creation.

[@TheSpokenBanana]

In The Attic: Completely awake in the back of the car I don't drift anymore All's come into place And I unlock the door If you have to warm up you can go back inside But I'm not gonna follow forward I've come to prefer Sleeping outdoors Upstairs and downstairs And outside on the roof Small stars and steel bars Say the ghosts up in the attic tell the truth Standing on shingles at night Can't you see that there's a reason? The plans aren't on the ground They're high and hanging down Well once I remember the words We can climb down from the rooftop I swear that I heard it right here Invasively clear But I was upstairs and downstairs And outside on the roof Small stars and steel bars Say the ghosts up in the attic tell the truth Look!: [Instrumental] On The Roof: Stuck to a growing black balloon My neighbors are slowly glowing maroon Don't throw away my broken telescopes Who has dragged you away? Who's that carrying the rope? Shh!: [Instrumental] The Universe Is Going To Catch You: It's been a long time coming It's not up for debate You've been a hollowed-out apple Though you're standing up straight It's later than you think And we're not gonna wait If you continue to tell us if you continue to tell us "The universe is going to catch you" Well it was fine until you fell off Of the face of the Earth 'Cause we would call you at home And noone picked up the phone But we were worried that you'd fallen In the river, or worse But then you sent us back a letter it said in capital letters "THE UNIVERSE IS GOING TO CATCH YOU" Come back inside To this house To your home Made of steel-structured styrofoam Nobody's out there But someone is singing you back to your birthplace That voice is the same voice You heard on the same night that Everything glowed Took you into the air And the arms of the Universe Kept you from falling But after that happened Those arms did not come back So when you leapt up And nobody caught you Your neck broke The Carrying Arms: [Instrumental] In The Snow: It got cold in the snow And I just want to go home I thought the stars were inside I kept them hidden, I tried But they kept screaming for release They picked me up off of my feet And brought me up through solid peace And told me "You can't stay for long" I woke up without arms I stood up without arms I couldn't walk in direction With all this static reflection I was lost inside a map That I had written in a nap When I heard a voice where branches snap I followed it home Stairs To The Attic: I decided on that evening That I was through with sitting still I stood up and started moving With a childlike fascination For those doors that don't have locks And the stairways that were blocked So I dug through the obstruction Put my fist around the railing And each step was far apart And far away from steps before it And the air was getting thinner Until I couldn't breathe at all And if I happened to look behind me There were miles and miles of stairs Enough so I couldn't see the doorway But I knew that it was there And on the last step I was dizzy Because there were stairs in all directions But I found another door And through the door there was the attic Without old clothes Without a ceiling Everything had opened wide Into the jaws of something bigger And suddenly I saw that I was Upstairs and outside and freezing on the roof Finally it had found me The answer, the feeling, and the truth: That I'm small That I'm small That I'm small I'm smaller than the smallest fireball

[@mashpotatosauce3566]

When I was really depressed last fall I would come how and lay and bed and listen to this album. There was something so comforting about it, and the concept of just being a small speck in the universe in general. Ive gotten somewhat better since then, but recently Ive been finding myself coming back to this album more. Its not casual listening for me, it just makes a return in my life when I need it to, whether I know it or not.

[@theconangreen]

these guys are absolutely incredible, can't agree more about the fact that it should be listened to as one piece of music. just wow

[@jenniferwadforth4965]

This Album will forever mean SO much to me. Me and my ex (who sadly passed away) listened to it all the time, the even introducwd me to them... RIP and i will love you forever

[@huntervargo5903]

They always manage to leave me feeling breathless.

[@ViperisROFL]

I love this. I absolutely love this. Definitely one of the most underrated albums to this date. Thank you for uploading this.

[@kaylamarasia7576]

"In the Snow" sounds almost like a mix between "I Don't Want Love" from Burst Apart and "Bear" from Hospice. It's interesting because this album was released years before either of the other two were even a thought. Beautiful, don't you think?

[@thedocileme4321]

Kayla Marasia Peter definitely has a certain way of writing albums. He seems to like reusing melodies, the second incarnation usually being a slow acoustic version.

[@Skullkan6]

and it's better than both.

[@zenscape87]

you can totally see the influence the microphones has on the antlers' music (they were named after a microphones song!) especially the last song, which takes the "i'm small" from "I Felt My Size". the two albums do go well together!

[@robbygoodspeed]

Amazing album! I am fascinated by Silberman's abilities. Each song fits perfectly within the album. Nutrition for my ears.

[@cadavercoffeegreenwood4300]

Three albums, creature allure by which I have listened upon by this group on this night. Depression was felt upon this stage of reality, yet there, nevermore near: I was saved be they, The Antlers.... :)

[@lianagreenall9189]

this reminds me of everything that i forgot had existed. i was skeptical about only listening all the way through but i ended up listening to it twice in a row. dont dismember this creature, its a lifeform unto itself.

[@EduardoAlejandroHidalgoNicho17]

This band is amazing! I can feel the letters like my own thoughts.

[@jwest88]

Thanks for the upload. I prefer this album as one long song. Kind of wish that's how it was released. Every song blends into the next as if they were meant to be played in one go.

[@locoattack1210]

saw this posted in /mu/ it's so good. I never listen to this kind of music, but this is amazing

[@Skullkan6]

+Locoattack 1 (LocoReads) Chances are it was me :) I'm not the only guy who discusses it, but the only one who used to post it constantly.

[@locoattack1210]

+Skullkan6 I actually managed to track down a cd copy so thank you so much for introducing me to this fantastic album! It stays in my car constantly as a backup for my phone.

[@ThisIsMeChloe]

this album and hospice are my fav that I've heard so far

[@julia3546]

And you like FIATC!!!! Ur a great person

[@ThisIsMeChloe]

+Fun_Ghoul ayyyyeee you too!!

[@alikuyumculuk4723]

pardon me but what is FIATC, im curious about it

[@luz4030]

So many feels mang

[@tatiana-jordanurwin3862]

This album and Rainy Mood

[@davidkite7529]

such a masterpiece

[@numeric_limits4829]

I'm so glad I discovered this band, holy shit

[@breadmoneyarchival]

Pete Silberman's lyrics are truly beautiful... when you can hear them clearly. I seriously hope that The Antlers reissue their albums with the original master tapes but with more emphasis done on the vocals.

[@Skullkan6]

I feel like that's part of the intent. Focus any more on the words and you lose the impact that the instrumentation is. I actually find them to be clearer here than on Hospice. (although I've been trying to listen to more The Antlers albums, some of their stuff is harder to take for an extended period of time without a driving concept)

[@maggieedna]

+Carlos Diaz I'm really REALLY into how the antlers always bury the vocals. I think so much music now is so vocals-centric that having them so soft 1) makes the antlers sound really distince and 2) makes it more emotional and less situational.

[@locoattack1210]

This album is about coming to terms with death One of my favorite albums of all time. I'm truly lucky to own a legit cd copy. Also, if this album gets pressed to vinyl I will cry. I need a copy on wax.

[@k2baby737]

Locoattack 1 lucky I can’t find the cd anywhere 😢 Edit: 5 days later and I just found the cd on amazon for 10 bucks 🤩

[@locoattack1210]

@@k2baby737 It's been 2 years but I thought I'd say I lost the CD cuz my car was totaled with this in the CD player... :(

[@k2baby737]

⁠@@locoattack1210I have a spare copy of the Fall Records release of In the Attic of the Universe if you are interested lmk!

[@beanking3133]

gotta come back to this every few months to feel something

[@LucasIsLove]

I opened the video by mistake ... I fell in love. Thank you!

[@Meltscherz]

2020, sigo escuchando esta preciosura de álbum

[@laryk500]

Thanks for staying with it :)

[@roshkoff1979]

They were this year in OFF Festival (Katowice, Poland). I've been there. I was lucky to hear them. Now they are one of my favorite bands. They're marvelous.

[@joseiraqui]

11 de diciembre del 2019 y aún sigo escuchando con tanta fascinación "on the roof".. Despampanante!

[@Skullkan6]

I think this has to be like... my 5th favorite album of all time.

[@stevendiaz3206]

+Miawolf16 sadly he didn't respond :(

[@Skullkan6]

+Miawolf16 I found it. Somehow. I don't check my notifications on here often, not rate my favorite albums, but I suppose I can give it a try. Warning, I have exceptionally varied taste, although a lot of it falls into alt and prog. This list is probably going to change over time. 1. Archive - Controlling Crowds Parts I-IV 2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven (tie it with F#A# if you want) 3. Type O Negative - October Rust 4. Comus - First Utterance 5. The Antlers - In the Attic of the Universe. 6. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 7. Radiohead - OKComputer 8. Neurosis - Times of Grace 9. Aphrodites Child - 666 10. At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command

[@Skullkan6]

***** Thanks, sexy.

[@TheCoxorange]

music keeps me alive....like all these tracks....thku

[@usernamebada42]

You have no idea how much I agree with this.

[@whitedad420]

I've never heard of this band and saw the full album on the side so I checked it out and I love it! :D

[@laurensabino182]

Shh! is fucking terrifying

[@gijose95]

whenever I hear Shh! it reminds me of an Autistic child peering into the starry abyss, using his expressive imagination and fascination of the cosmos in order to cope with the isolation and severity of his disabilities, as he wonders if he's the only one out there.

[@EverythingWentSideways]

aren't you the girl that is always in the sourcefed comments?

[@tonyrandall3146]

Damn thats depth!

[@MariusGillette]

makes me think of spongebob somehow

[@siraardvark]

This is the most underrated things I've ever heard

[@emem1483]

aah the universe is going to catch you is the best ;;

[@Yuckod]

Listening to this directly after hospice is an experience

[@rjrdodd]

There is another album?! Yesss! Time to leave the planet for half an hour

[@RevengeOnChatlands]

i dont think this band can possibly get any better

[@denasewell]

I hate to sound like a music snob but there are not many bands or artists I can say I love everything they do .But The Antlers truly are !Have you heard their Hospice Album from 2008 2009...profoundly amazing album!!

[@stalkwellworth]

Madam Vonkook No!

[@Radioheader]

+Madam Vonkook Radiohead is one of those bands

[@stevendiaz3206]

+Radioheader Yes.

[@damiandookhoo4854]

Definitely Radiohead. The Shins as well.

[@DuffDivr27]

Well thank God you posted that, or we would have never known,

[@mataschmata]

you ever just so happy that something exists?

[@elbarnetto86]

Such a wonderful record. From a wonderful band. I guess they are working hard in the studio as we speak.

[@NoiseKidd]

Got the CD today, really cool. Plus the case is made from cardboard, so that rocks.

[@TheWanderingIrishman]

Excellent album, hadn't heard it before. Top band.

[@matthewsetlak5589]

where can I buy this on cd? the band took it off their store and its 22 bucks on amazon and also not prime.

[@laryk500]

1. "In the Attic" 2. "Look!" 3. "On the Roof" 4. "Shh!" 5. "The Universe is Going to Catch You" 6. "The Carrying Arms" 7. "In the Snow" 8. "Stairs to the Attic"

[@laurent14140]

Wonderfull , this album wasn't available on Deezer (in france) , that's just so great ! thanks mrs Doyle

[@annarysm]

Kettering by you guys makes me feel all fuzzy inside. :)

[@EZachanowich]

Agreed. usually its pretty easy to filter those comments out, but it is nice not to see any of that here.

[@iluvlimessoooooo]

the beginning gave me shivers

[@Servbot1113]

i love this album

[@clammeny]

Just as good if not better than Hospice IMO

[@stevendiaz3206]

In your opinion And mine aswell :)

[@elizabethkaufman7237]

Another perfect album. As usual.

[@yo.nomas123]

wrong, the album you're talking about is called "February Tape", search for it! it's not that great but its a nice piece to listen to if you're curious! (:

[@SauloGalloSuarez]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@murrummba19]

I like that part...

[@benjadryl_7393]

I think this album is about losing religion. The attic being a metaphor for an afterlife, like heaven.

[@EllyjTh]

These guys play a wide range of sounds.. You have to be a listener. Interesting stuff. Parts can drag a little but I want to hear it again.

[@ItsAlliBear]

I want to get high , and cuddle to this cd.

[@mycatislisa]

STAIRS TO THE ATTIC

[@javierlacioppa1]

Gracias por subir estas cosas tan lindas

[@naomitoftner8461]

love the antlers

[@TheRandomShow52]

I only just realized, i think it's the end off Look! sounds like Universe :D

[@x-cellongboarding2971]

Amazing

[@roseartlefty]

Well...........I even liked the very beginning! AWESOME!

[@pockyislife]

i need to buy this.

[@trapmagicify]

"In the Attic" - 5:02 "Look!" - 1:47 "On the Roof" -3:46 "Shh!" - 3:16 "The Universe is Going to Catch You" - 3:54 "The Carrying Arms" - 1:48 "In the Snow" - 2:31 "Stairs to the Attic" - 4:38

[@earnraku1226]

+Thomas Liebrecht no he just copied the wikipedia tracklist

[@usernamebada42]

I think it's someone walking through an abundance of gravel. I think that's clever and relaxing. But to each his own night light, as only I say.

[@lizholla]

Hm, I'd say that the Antlers should decide how it should be listened to - and they did give the tracks names. Even if the tracks have names, people can still listen to it all the way through.

[@mestreluk]

Really good.

[@Ag3ntW1nd3x]

I wish I actually had money so i could buy every Antlers album instead of listening to it on youtube

[@LunaDevaKitty]

It really is taking a great big dump on the listeners to deny them a time/track breakdown, because while the entire album is good and deserves a complete listen, it's hard to point out your favorite part.

[@tonyrandall3146]

I thought this was all one track

[@LunaDevaKitty]

Nick Power No, there are different songs in the album that merge together quite well, and makes listening to the entirety quite fulfilling, but it's still nice to see what the various songs are called and when. Here's a tracklist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Attic_of_the_Universe

[@tonyrandall3146]

Made a tracklist and posted above, some of the tracks are pretty much perfect mixes anyway.. thanks

[@RocoeGames]

garbage opinion tbh. I bet you like bangers and le epic pop songs by justin beiber. go back to tumblr. this is music only for consumption by the patrician taste

[@LunaDevaKitty]

Cat Fakeobake omg how embarrassing.

[@Treesandink]

i like this album alot more than hospice

[@bluesteelgd6721]

Take one step at a time, or you might just fall down and have to start from square one again.

[@leticiaschwarz266]

the antlers is the best

[@stevendiaz3206]

Best thing to do on a Friday huh 😀❤️❤️❤️

[@jesseblatchford3509]

This album was recorded in a bathtub, and in an hour! Just a Little fun fact.

[@jaredsullivan9101]

fucking great

[@sonnyororke9443]

Can anyone suggest any bands with a similar style or feel to the antlers please?!

[@mollystead7318]

+Sonny O'Rorke The Antlers have a really unique sound so not many bands make similar music, but the microphones are somewhat similar in style (the antlers are named after one of their songs actually). Beach house, cyberbully mom club, the shins, iron and wine, and neutral milk hotel are also really good if you like the antlers.

[@mataschmata]

+Sonny O'Rorke The Acorns

[@sonnyororke9443]

I gave them a listen, I really liked them, thanks!

[@garytang182]

+Sonny O'Rorke give Low Roar a chance

[@matthewsetlak5589]

well, it's not a band, but look up the album "the glow pt. 2" by the microphones.

[@memphisshallbelaidtowaste4698]

Upstairs and downstairs and outside on the roof

[@jessicacroston310]

Same.

[@gerthezsgerthezs6066]

u_u great!

[@KoeiNL]

The truth is that I'm small. Smaller than the smallest fireball.

[@EZachanowich]

No offence, mate, but i appreciate hearing what peoples thoughts are about the music, and what it triggers in their mind.

[@bandybrony1868]

Le gasp, another follower! Praise be to his unruly locks! But yeah. Regi knew how much I liked Hospice, so he sent me a link to this.

[@laryk500]

Mrs Doyle!? :D

[@gijose95]

why do the Antlers make such depressing songs, yet they are so hard to turn down?

[@vivvvvian]

Progression is a big part is music, and if you sound care for it, then about 50% of "good" music will sound terrible you, you will be so limited.

[@nessunovideo6971]

two headed boy

[@Skullkan6]

all floating in glass...

[@championette..]

+ἀλέξω ἀνήρ The sun it has passed...

[@music4life654]

+Johnette “Arienette” Nicholas Now its blacker than black...

[@championette..]

Austin Cass I can hear as you tap on your jar...

[@matthewsetlak5589]

+Johnette “Arienette” Nicholas CATCHING SIGNALS THAT SOUND THROUGH THE DARK! (2x)

[@deadaccount5778]

I have to be careful listening to this album, otherwise it makes me too emotional to finish

[@beanking3133]

its really good

[@chupacabrathealien8307]

I find the music at 10:48 very unsettling