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There's little doubt that NY's The Antlers are one of the most important slowcore acts out there. For me it was THE first slowcore band I encountered and their Hospice stayed with me for years. They are now back with their sixth long play called Green to Gold.
The Peter Silberman - Michael Lerner duo offers what they are known for: acoustic peaceful music with soft, delicate vocals. This and the subtle but also quite catchy melodies (Wheels Roll Home strikes with how catchy it is and at the time evokes country-like, delicately nostalgic feelings) go together so well. For me, the title of the album can refer either to the way day transforms into evening or summer into autumn. The same vibrant green into golden static feeling. If it is, it addresses the feeling of subtle nostalgia perfectly.
The whole thing is achieved with guitar and piano sounds with the company of drums. This is the core but it's not the whole thing as there is a whole range of various instruments, from banjo to clarinet, that sometimes result in a "small-scale" orchestral parts, as in, otherwise extremely mellow, It Is What It Is. But this non-invasive, subtle slowcore can evolve into full-blown dream pop atmosphere, as it does in the absolutely beautiful Volunteer and I dig it a lot.
Green to Gold costs (8 USD).
Check: Volunteer
Country: New York, US
Genre: slowcore art rock
Label: Transgressive Records
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