The Antlers: Burst Apart

| June 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

After the crushing intensity of Hospice, the Antlers return with a more refined and sophisticated LP that still forges a powerful emotional connection. The Antlers have claimed the influence of “electronic music” for Burst Apart, a typical omen for a typically “difficult follow-up album.” But while Burst Apart sheds the Arcade Fire aspirations that made its predecessor a word-of-mouth success, it’s still tethered to a magnanimity and expressive clarity that makes it almost every bit as devastating. And for all of Hospice‘s raw power, it didn’t leave much to the imagination, and it either hit you right in the gut or not at all. The Antlers won’t hold your hand through Burst Apart, which will inevitably make it more of a grower, but stick around– it’s all the more affecting for how it allows you to pick your own stumbling, lonely path.

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