Every year journalists, bloggers and common folk return home from SXSW freaking out about that year’s buzz bands – the musical groups that rocked their collective socks off.
This year that elusive award has been bestowed upon The Antlers, among others — a NY-based indie band fronted by handsome Jewish vocalist Peter Silberman.
One post-SXSW write-up on PASTE magazine’s blog explains the raw, emotional impact of the Antlers’ music perfectly: “I have a real hard time listening to The Antlers without crying. OK, that’s a pretty unglamorous confession, but there it is—the band’s 2009 magnum opus, Hospice, is basically a 51-minute emotional sucker punch in the best way possible, which makes it incredibly difficult to listen to in public places. Imagine a super-affected concept album about watching your emotionally abusive lover waste away from cancer, and it sounds like the bastard lovechild of Brian Eno and Grizzly Bear. Yeah.”
Jdub Records smartly jumped on the chance to promote the Jew-fronted act and conducted a tell-me-about-your-Jewishness interview after LAST year’s SXSW. That’s right, they spotted the Antlers’ bubbling talent in 2009.
Or if you are too lazy to click the link, I’ve scooped out some highlights for you: *How many times a week do you speak to your Mother? Oh, I’d say a couple times a week. Lately my family’s been emailing a lot, which is great because we all hate talking on the phone (with the exception of my sister).
*On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most guilty, how would you say you feel on average? Now, say that you’re eating a cheeseburger/playing a show on a Friday night. How guilty are you then? By nature, I think I’m a pretty guilty-feeling person, but I’ve been trying to stop that lately, or at least cut down on it. I don’t think it’s healthy. But as far as a cheeseburger before a show on a Friday, that sounds like a dream come true.
*Did you go to summer camp? If so, please share a mortifying/awesome summer camp tale. Ugh, yeah, I went to summer camp. I won’t name names, but suffice it to say I wasn’t a fan. I used to hide from instructional swim in the camp laundry room. But I don’t feel bad about hating on that place. They read our mail.
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