Declan Cochran I love the lyrics and while they truly are deep and dark and saddening, I agree with you. His voice is beautiful and amazing and the way he sings adds to the music in a sad way that you can hear, even if you don't listen to the words. Peter Silberman's voice rings out in a way that reflects hopelessness and emotion. In most music you don't hear that, but I can hear that in most songs by The Antlers. All together, the voice, the words, and the instruments create a musical masterpiece.
so beautiful. reeeaaalllyyy wish you could hear the vocals more clearly in the album version, this song is just so amazing to not be heard at its fullest
@bicpenusa Yes, through the main character of Hospice who just happens to be named Sylvia; ugh, I hate when people think that the song is about Sylvia Plath, it isn't.
@Rastafarai1 It was me.:D but seriously i wish they could have translated the power of this version to something similar in the studio. The version on Hospice sounds very sterile in comparison.
Great song! The vocals in the beginning of the recording sound like a girl, but is it just the singer's falsetto? The recording is beautiful; Frenchkissrecords did a great job. @whytelynes, you're good at labeling. Doesn't what I just said sound degrading? Yeah, it kind of is. It sounds to me like image is more important to you than music/sound. It's true, musicianship incorporates image, but why only talk about image? Besides being tough to pull off, what do you think about the music?
C.M. Burns: "I'm no artist, but I know what I hate; and I don't hate this." Hmm, much better live than what I've come to expect from the usual ilk of pitchfork-hyped bands. Still not entertaining in any way, but musically decent. Very tough song to pull of live, vocally. I kind of hear their writing as a little more emo than "indie", like writing a whole album about intense love and death. No floor punching tho or silly haircuts, thankfully...
Much more than the lyrics themselves, it's the hurt peering through the cracks in Silberman's voice that I find most heartbreaking.
Declan Cochran I love the lyrics and while they truly are deep and dark and saddening, I agree with you. His voice is beautiful and amazing and the way he sings adds to the music in a sad way that you can hear, even if you don't listen to the words. Peter Silberman's voice rings out in a way that reflects hopelessness and emotion. In most music you don't hear that, but I can hear that in most songs by The Antlers. All together, the voice, the words, and the instruments create a musical masterpiece.
so beautiful. reeeaaalllyyy wish you could hear the vocals more clearly in the album version, this song is just so amazing to not be heard at its fullest
I love the way they change the ending to re-iterate the great lyrics. Thanks for posting this.
this song is so good makes me wanna cry, i just cant take it, so much beauty in a 6min song
What a range he has. Beautiful.
I think the real story here is that Peter capo'd his guitar on the 14th fret.
Oh yeah, and this version is pretty incredible...
Superb version. Would like a live album please Antlers...
always amazing.
sylvia plath and the antlers...depression never felt better
Woah, Peter has the same Jaguar as I do. I feel ridiculously proud right now.
WHO HURT YOU PETER....Who hurt you...who hurt you...
I'm ridiculously proud that you didn't spell it "rediculously."
che bella!
@bicpenusa
Yes, through the main character of Hospice who just happens to be named Sylvia; ugh, I hate when people think that the song is about Sylvia Plath, it isn't.
@hightimesbruce It draws parallels to Sylvia Plath.
He always sings the end like that, but not in the album.....man I can tell that his been hurt. Someone hurt him real bad
@Rastafarai1 It was me.:D but seriously i wish they could have translated the power of this version to something similar in the studio. The version on Hospice sounds very sterile in comparison.
@youxinxmotion I think it's the 14th fret. xD
@ffafdaly THANK YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND ME. I LOVE YOU.
I'd give approximately 4 fingers and toes to be able to sing like Pete.
@ComedicToast No, it's 14th.
who the heck disliked this?! i want names
the most recent comment is this, the second one is from 6 years ago lol.
@@SkaiDex Bummer, more people should listen to this song
@@madelinemurphy2934 yeah, but, I dont want it to get popular either, I think it like this, a hidden gem kind of a thing.
I PREFER LIVE VERSIONS OF THIS SONG... ITS PURE FEELING
Great song! The vocals in the beginning of the recording sound like a girl, but is it just the singer's falsetto? The recording is beautiful; Frenchkissrecords did a great job.
@whytelynes, you're good at labeling.
Doesn't what I just said sound degrading? Yeah, it kind of is.
It sounds to me like image is more important to you than music/sound. It's true, musicianship incorporates image, but why only talk about image? Besides being tough to pull off, what do you think about the music?
To be honest, I prefer the album version of this song. The chorus isnt as powerful live as on the album
C.M. Burns: "I'm no artist, but I know what I hate; and I don't hate this."
Hmm, much better live than what I've come to expect from the usual ilk of pitchfork-hyped bands. Still not entertaining in any way, but musically decent. Very tough song to pull of live, vocally. I kind of hear their writing as a little more emo than "indie", like writing a whole album about intense love and death. No floor punching tho or silly haircuts, thankfully...
@mrlmchoylifut You're terrible at commenting live.