Hooves on the Turf

Brooklyn’s The Antlers played a “homecoming show” at Mercury Lounge last night, and I stupidly picked that one instead of the one they’re playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 7; that venue’s sure to be a much better fit for their music. It was my first time seeing them anyhow. The drums were crisp and strong and mic’d so that you could hear every little thing, which meant that certain patterns on the bass side made certain things in the room tremble sometimes. Peter Silberman has a beautiful voice, classifiable in the Jeff Buckley family of voices, even though there were a ton of things laid upon that voice and I would love to hear it unadulterated at some point, unaccompanied by anything else. The range of sounds produced by three men was quite wide, mainly owing to the keys section, which featured handy legwork on the Roland PK5. The only thing is that I have limited capacity for music that feels like every turn of the corner features a climax, but I suppose it’s healthy in moderate amounts.

Download “Bear“

Pepi Ginsberg

I also caught part of Pepi Ginsberg’s set before The Antlers went on. She was full of energy and kept moving, and played a bunch of fun, fast songs.

Download “The Waterline“