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Review of The Antlers' Hospice and giveaway

Sep 17, 2009, 8:40am Chromewaves

Ben Ritter Hospice , the much-praised new record from Brooklyn solo project turned trio The Antlers , is an exceedingly difficult listen for me. The album is built around a central narrative about a man losing a loved one to cancer and it's so successful in evoking the emotions and atmosphere around that that when I listen to it, my teeth clench and chest tightens. It's actually physically uncomfortable. Hospice accomplishes this by means both obvious and not. To the former, [...]

• J. Tillman - Earthly Bodies
• Sufjan Stevens - Movement VI—Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges
• The Antlers - Bear
• The Antlers - Two
• The Antlers - Two
• The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars
• The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars (Others In Conversation Remix)
• Warpaint - Billie Holiday
• Warpaint - Elephants

Artist:	J. Tillman
Title:	Earthly Bodies
Link Text:	J Tillman - Earthly Bodies
File Name:	WV68_03.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Sufjan Stevens
Title:	Movement VI—Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges
Link Text:	Sufjan Stevens - Movement VI—Isorhythmic Night Dance With Interchanges
File Name:	sufjan_stevens_-_the_bqe_-_mov ement_vi_isorhythmic_night_dan ce_with_interchanges.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Antlers
Title:	Bear
Link Text:	The Antlers - Bear
File Name:	bear.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Antlers
Title:	Two
Link Text:	The Antlers - Two
File Name:	two.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Antlers
Title:	Two
Link Text:	The Antlers - Two (remastered)
File Name:	antlers_two.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Title:	Higher Than The Stars
Link Text:	The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars
File Name:	pains-higher-than-the-stars.mp 3
Bitrate:	244 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Title:	Higher Than The Stars (Others In Conversation Remix)
Link Text:	The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars (Others In Conversation remix)
File Name:	pains-htts-oic-remix.mp3
Bitrate:	234 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Warpaint
Title:	Billie Holiday
Link Text:	Warpaint - Billie Holiday
File Name:	BillieHoliday.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Warpaint
Title:	Elephants
Link Text:	Warpaint - Elephants
File Name:	Elephants.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

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