Brooklyn indie trio The Antlers have returned after years of near-silence to announce that they’ll be reissuing their third studio album Hospice in honor of its 10th anniversary. The beloved concept album was initially self-distributed by the band in March 2009 and was eventually remastered and re-released once they signed to Frenchkiss Records in August. “It will be newly pressed on double white vinyl, with deluxe artwork and packaging courtesy of the album’s original artist, Zan Goodman,” explains frontman Peter Silberman.
The band will also be embarking on a tour in which they’ll play Hospice in its entirety. The tour kicks off in Seattle on Sunday, March 17 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center. Here’s what Silberman had to say about the forthcoming tour:
“We’ll be playing a limited number of small acoustic shows to celebrate, too. But it will be a bit different this time as the core band now consists of myself and drummer Michael Lerner — longtime multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci is no longer with the band. Though we’ve pared down, for the time being, these shows will feature some old friends and guests, and together we’ll perform Hospice in its entirety. I hope you’ll join us for these special evenings. I’m truly looking forward to revisiting these old songs in a new light and seeing your friendly faces again. Your patience and support means so much.”
The Antlers haven’t released any music since 2014’s Familiars, leading many to believe the band had broken up. Read the full list of tour dates and watch The Antlers’ 2014 KEXP in-studio performance below.
TOUR DATES: 3/17 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey Arts Center
3/20 – Portland, OR @ The Old Church
3/22 – San Francisco @ Great American Music Hall
3/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
3/26 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
3/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
3/28 – Washington, DC @ Miracle Theatre
3/30-31 – Brooklyn, NY @ First Unitarian Congregational Society
4/19 – Leeds, UK @ Belgrave Music Hall 4/20 – Manchester, UK @ The Dancehouse Theatre
4/21 – Glasgow, UK @ St Luke’s
4/23 – London, UK @ Union Chapel
4/25 – Leuven, Belgium @ Het Depot
4/26 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Vondelkerk
4/28 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Hotel Cecil
4/30 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Sugar Club
