Aphera Music

The bald, mousy looking guy with a flannel scarf around his neck engaging in serious public displays of affection only exacerbated my disgust with The Dig. And it didn’t help that a fat, over thirty, looking woman next to me was jumping up and down in excitement to the beat. The even less redeeming quality was that the cheap, cheesy sounding band was scheduled immediately after The Antlers.

Lights at 930

I was at the 930 Club to hear The Antlers and was only disappointed that they did not play more! There were those moments when you could look up at the ceiling and almost imagine falling into the web of music they were spinning. Three guys – yes, three guys created an orchestration known as Hospice. The lead singer, and mastermind behind the music, could have made us believe that 2+2=5, his voice was so full of convincing emotion. And although his cries soared above us, he was supported by every radiohead-esque sound you can imagine – creating a sort of longing that should accompany a tragic album. The man behind these sounds was a Jonny Greenwood gone grunge. His long emo hair covered his face as he pounded on the keyboard, turned knobs, stepped on pedals, and provided gorgeous vocal harmony. I kid you not, this guy was magic.

I am now obsessed with The Antlers. I mean, I was already way back when, when I gave them the number three spot on my Top 10 list. But now I’m just in awe, and totally crushing on Peter. They began their set list with my favorite song, ‘Kettering’, almost as if they knew I was out there.

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