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The concept album Hospice by The Antlers is excellent.
I'm not a very emotional person, but I feel the highs and lows quite profoundly. I think it's the music pairing perfectly with Pete's voice—which is almost acted/in-character at times—and the lyrics. Always appreicate a good concept album and this is a favourite.
The part in Atrophy with the sounds of glass breaking evoke broken bones and searing pain, just as the patient would be feeling, is so amazing.
"I'd happily take all those bullets inside you and put them inside of myself."
And then:
"Someone, oh anyone. Tell me how to stop this
She's screaming, expiring, and I'm her only witness."
That song is so sad.
So many good lyrics though:
"And told me something that I didn't know that I wanted
To hear that there was nothing that I could do to save you
The choir's gonna sing and then this thing is gonna kill you"
I love lyrics in Wake, the realisation of what he went through and now it's over. And without noticing, the music builds into unleashing so much by this point...
Don't be scared to speak
Don't speak with someone's tooth
Don't bargain when you're weak
Don't take that sharp abuse
Some patients can't be saved, but that burden's not on you
Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that
This is sooo sad and so good. I love this album, it's really incredible.
I discovered this album while working for a hospice equipment rental company. It helped me understand the emotions of people going through such intense loss. It's beautiful and ugly at the same time. It somehow manages to capture the full spectrum of emotions of that experience. This is one of the great albums of this millennium. I don't know how the artist captured it so well, but I hope he found some relief from his hospice experience by creating that album. 10/10.