About “Hospice”

Hospice is the third album by The Antlers, who move from being a Peter Silberman’s solo project into a three-piece band formed with drummer Michael Lerner and multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci (who, along with Zan Goodman, designed the artwork). The albums also features guest vocals by singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten.

The album was originally self-released, selling out all of the quantities in stock. The group later signed with independent label Frenchkiss Records, who released a re-mastered version of the record.

Hospice is a concept album about a failing/failed emotionally abusive relationship told partially as a metaphor of a hospice worker taking care of a terminal patient.